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Over the course of the 20th century, travel writers continually used the metaphor of a time capsule when describing Block Island, Rhode Island. Faded paint on grand Victorian hotels served

Fifty years ago, the city decided that, no, the Trinity River should not be turned into a barge canal all the way to Galveston. Let’s celebrate that vote and Ned Fritz, the man who made it happen.

LIFTOFF—The Coca III test stand as framed by the Coca IV test stand. The two stands were used to develop the engines for the Apollo program’s Saturn V rockets. They were also used to develop the main engine of the space shuttle.“They are by far the most historically important test stands at the former Santa

LIFTOFF—The Coca III test stand, at right, was used to develop engines for the Apollo program’s Saturn V rockets. The Coca stands are“by far the most historically important test stands at the former Santa Susana Field Lab/NASA test facility,” said Tim Brehm, vice-chair of Save Open Space. Courtesy of Tim Brehm Two rocket engine test

LIFTOFF—The Coca III test stand as framed by the Coca IV test stand. These two stands were used to develop the engines for the Apollo program’s Saturn V rockets. They also were used to develop the Space Shuttle Main Engine.“They are by far the most historically important test stands at the former Santa Susana Field

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