It never went into space, but a full-size original space shuttle design prototype built in 1972 as part of Rockwell ...
In 1974, construction of the world’s first space shuttle, known then as Orbital Vehicle-101 (OV-101), began at Rockwell Corporation’s plant in Downey, California. (The city, located in Los ...
For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy ...
By 1972 engineers at Downey’s North American/Rockwell (later Lockheed/Boeing ... the oldest and youngest versions of the ...
The model was built in 1972 as part of Rockwell International's bid to ... on Thursday to catch sight of a full-size original space shuttle prototype named the “Inspiration” being transported.