The 122-foot-long-by-35-foot-tall space shuttle mockup, named the “Inspiration,” was transported via big rig in multiple parts 0.3 miles along Bellflower Boulevard from a city maintenance yard ...

After the Columbia disaster, shuttle flights were again grounded. On Jan. 14, 2004, President George W. Bush announced a “new vision” for the nation’s space exploration program.

The model, later named the “Inspiration” in 2012, measures 122 feet-long by 35 feet-tall (37 by 11 meter). After receiving the contract to build the real space shuttles, Rockwell used the ...

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A full-size mockup of the space shuttle that was built as a contractor's showcase model before NASA decided on the orbiter's final design is heading back on display in California.

A full-size original space shuttle design prototype built in 1972 as part of ... square-foot exhibit hall at the Columbia Memorial Space Center. The center will include the shuttle model and ...

It's been 15 years since the United States and the world stood in shock on Feb. 1, 2003, watching the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrate and fall from the sky, killing all seven crew members, ...

The more than 120-foot-long Inspiration space shuttle mock-up will be taking a short tour through Downey on Thursday and Friday. The full-scale model, which has been sitting in storage for more ...