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EPA Has Not Announced Plans to Retrieve 1976 Time Capsule at Kennedy Space Center
The Environmental Protection Agency buried a time capsule at the Kennedy Space Center in 1976 with a promise to open it in 2026. As of June 22, 2026, the agency may not fulfill that commitment. The capsule has remained in place for 50 years.
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The Environmental Protection Agency may not open a time capsule it buried at the Kennedy Space Center in 1976, Npr reported. The agency made the burial during the Bicentennial and promised to open the capsule this year. As of June 22, 2026, that opening appears unlikely.
The capsule has stayed at the Florida site for the full 50 years since its burial. Npr reported the agency has given no indication it will proceed with the planned retrieval.
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