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Remembering when NASA stuck a Space Shuttle on top of a Boeing 747

Lego has released another NASA-themed set; this time, a version of the US space agency's Boeing 747-based Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with a Space Shuttle perched on top.… It is effectively two sets in ...
NBC Los Angeles

It's moving day for original full-size space shuttle mock-up in Downey

The original full-size prototype design for the space shuttle traveled on a Downey street Thursday for a stop at a renovation facility before it lands at a museum. It looks like it could fly with its ...
LAist

A space shuttle model is cleared for landing in Downey

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. The Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for a roughly 40,000-square-foot ...
SpaceNews

Cadet research is helping NASA shuttles return to space

The shuttle program has been land-locked since the Feb. 1, 2003, loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia. This academic year, the Air Force Academy is assisting NASA’s Return to Flight program by utilizing ...
Orange County Register

Massive shuttle prototype rolls through Downey streets, en route to display some day

Hearkening back to the golden days of Downey’s role in the NASA space program and aerospace history, the community showed up early as crews started moving a full-size original space shuttle design ...
PBS

In Downey, A Space Shuttle Hides in Plain Sight

A space shuttle mock-up sits in a maintanance yard in The City of Downey, awaiting its moment. The Columbia Memorial Space Center may soon house the first Space Shuttle ever built, but for now, the ...