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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 ...
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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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How Star Trek fans changed the name of NASA’s first space shuttle
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 ...
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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.