capsule

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And even “The Lost Boys,” perhaps the most ambitious new musical of the season, takes its inspiration from a cult genre film that serves as a time capsule of the wicked 1980s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

They used precision-milled steel to construct the capsule and designed a special bell jar to surround it in a layer of dry air, protecting the inside from the moist soil of the American northeast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

America’s 250th anniversary planners had a seemingly simple mandate from Congress: Bury a time capsule in Philadelphia, with artifacts to be unearthed in another 250 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

"Whenever the Moon was up in the sky, throughout the night, we were tracking the capsule and making sure that all the data we were collecting was processed correctly and sent off to Nasa."

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

If one of the Apollo 11 astronauts decides to go for a walk around the space capsule, he won’t hear a thing.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt