Space Shuttle Mockup Exhibit

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Columbia Memorial Space Center

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Original full-size space shuttle mockup to be restored for Downey display

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Full-size mockup of the space shuttle orbiter that was built as a contractor's showcase model before NASA decided on the spacecraft's final design is heading back on display.

North American Rockwell used the model as a fit check tool for instruments and payloads being built for the space-worthy vehicles.

The model has sat in outdoor storage, divided into segments and covered in plastic tarps, since briefly being exhibited under a temporary tent 12 years ago .

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