Oddly, even though I grew up during the early space flight period, I didn't learn about the BPC until recently while watching From Earth to the Moon. I thought it was just the tower and the cone it's mounted to that got jettisoned. I never knew there was a cover over the whole CM. Just goes to show that you are never too old to learn.

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