History: Photos of Space Shuttle Tail Section Made on Long Island
Space Shuttle Columbia. Photo: San Diego Air & Space Museum, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The aerospace industry has deep roots on Long Island from the birth of flight to the space race. It’s no wonder that even parts and pieces of the magnificent vehicles that took Americans into outer space were assembled by Long Island companies. Even the tail section of the Space Shuttle was manufactured right here on Long Island at Fairchild (alternatively referred to in documents as Fairchild Republic.) According to technical specs on NASA’s website the contractor for the...
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