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Spacecraft restoration expert dies unexpectedly at age 42
Greg Buck Buckingham 42 a master spacecraft restoration technician who restored Apollo 13 and Liberty Bell 7 died in Hutchinson after a May stroke. Cosmosphere official Jeff Ollenberger called him irreplaceable noting he led six months of work on Apollo 13 and was one of seven who restored the Liberty Bell 7 now on a national tour. Buckingham’s wife found him collapsed at home. cause of death is unknown. Services set for 2 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home Hutchinson.
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