It never went into space, but a full-size original space shuttle design prototype built in 1972 as part of Rockwell ... design model for the space shuttle program. More than 10 years ago, however ...

By 1972 engineers at Downey’s North American/Rockwell ... The shuttle mockup Inspiration measures 35 by 122 feet and, while ...

Lee, also known as "Space Shuttle Ethel," turned 99 years old ... "So when she found out about NASA opening up a site here in Downey, Rockwell, she applied and so she made the transition." ...