During my November 2016 trip to Metropolis, Illinois (the trip where I discovered New Mexico), I stopped at Meteor Crater, Arizona to see the crater and the visitor center.
Outside of the visitor center stands a "boilerplate" test Apollo capsule. I remember seeing either this or a similar one next to a big water tank at the Rockwell plant in Downey, California off Imperial Highway.
This was during the time in the late-1960s before the 91 Freeway was built. In order to get to Disneyland from the South Bay area of Los Angeles County, one usually drove east on Imperial Highway to Interstate 5 (Santa Ana Freeway). We would pass the Downey Rockwell plant along the way.
Outside of the visitor center stands a "boilerplate" test Apollo capsule. I remember seeing either this or a similar one next to a big water tank at the Rockwell plant in Downey, California off Imperial Highway.
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| Above, the Apollo test capsule at Meteor Crater in Arizona. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
This was during the time in the late-1960s before the 91 Freeway was built. In order to get to Disneyland from the South Bay area of Los Angeles County, one usually drove east on Imperial Highway to Interstate 5 (Santa Ana Freeway). We would pass the Downey Rockwell plant along the way.
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