#ATC 250R MISSILE KIT LICENSE#

#ATC 250R MISSILE KIT LICENSE#

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress) For close to a decade, however, Building 227 has been used for storage and as a tool crib, possibly to support Plant Maintenance (Building 10), which was situated directly across from it.īuilding/structure dates: 1955 Initial Constructionīuilding/structure dates: 1999 Subsequent Work The Downey plant developed the Apollo Command Modules, Little Joe Launch systems, jet propulsion systems, and the inertial guidance system used for both missiles and submarines as well as the Space Shuttles Atlantis, Discovery, Challenger, Columbia and Endeavor. Building 227 housed research, the testing, and construction of missile guidance and propulsion systems later used by both NASA and the military. Significance: Building 227 was constructed as a guided missile laboratory for the NASA Industrial Plant, in Downey California. Historic American Engineering Record, creatorĬalifornia - Los Angeles County - Downey NASA Industrial Plant, Guided Missile Laboratory, 12214 Lakewood Boulevard, Downey, Los Angeles County, CA

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