At slower than a walking pace, the prototype that helped launch America’s space shuttle program paraded down Downey streets Thursday morning on its way to a temporary housing location in preparation ...

yesterday. The test took place at ATK Thiokol’s Promontory, Utah, facility. The Flight Support Motor (FSM) program verifies functionality of RSRM components, materials, and processes while it ...

DOWNEY — 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 ...

It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s a full size model space shuttle? While it never quite made it to space, the full-size original space shuttle prototype built in 1972 as part of Rockwell International's ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This 1:100-scale model of the Space ...

The cover of the June 30, 1975, issue featured a one-third scale model of the space shuttle orbiter built by Rockwell International. It was being readied for testing in the 40 x 80-ft. low-speed wind ...