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# Who doesn’t love a space suitcase?
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/who-doesnt-love-a-space-suitcase/
- Published: 2025-04-07T18:45:12.000Z
- Updated: 2025-04-09T21:31:00.000Z
- Author: Guest Columnist
- Tags: People, #wp-bottom-left-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:55

> Meet the Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container (ALSRC) – or as we like to call it, the “rock box.” This aluminum marvel joined the Apollo 12 astronauts, the second mission to the moon, to collect lunar treasures. Triple seals, vacuum-tight engineering, and shock-proof lining made sure those moon rocks traveled first class back to Earth.  
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> Fun fact: This “rock box” remained untouched in its “as returned” condition until 1977, before finding a forever home at the Smithsonian.  
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> This post is brought to you by Cade Martin in collaboration with Smithsonian Magazine and Jeff Campagna.