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Original space shuttle mock-up to move through Downey for restoration, display
It never went into space, but a full-size original space shuttle design prototype built in 1972 as part of Rockwell International's ultimately successful bid to build NASA's shuttles will move ...
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L.A. Gets a Second Space Shuttle and You Can Join the Motorcade
By 1972 engineers at Downey’s North American/Rockwell (later Lockheed/Boeing ... the oldest and youngest versions of the ...
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Space Shuttle Engines: Just the Stats
A notable exception is the space shuttle main engine, designed and built by Rocketdyne, at that time a division of Rockwell International. Because most photos of the shuttle show a remote view of ...
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Crowds gather to see “Inspiration” space shuttle prototype travel through Downey streets
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.