Rotary Rocket Roton and Space Ship One Replica - Mojave, CA
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linkys
N 35° 03.329 W 118° 09.484
11S E 394394 N 3879808
A civilian space port would most definitely have rockets, here you see two of them.
Waymark Code: WMGZ9Q
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2013
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Where else could you see a rocket whose design was based on the principle of a spinning helicopter blade to get it off the ground. How about it being only 63 feet high and have a bubble like cockpit on its side that was nicknamed "The Batcave." You can stand next to it and think, 'not all ideas actually get off the ground.'
In a small building next to the Rotary Roton rocket is a replica of SpaceShip One, the spaceplane that completed the first manned private spaceflight in 2004. This is a full scale replica that was cast from the original molds. The original SpaceShip One hangs in the Smithsonian, but seeing a full scale replica in the middle of the Mojave desert where it was constructed and rode aloft for its record setting flight is awesome enough.
For a Roadside America attraction, this is definitely one of the better ones. For more information on these two space age wonders, the Wikipedia articles can help. Roton Rocket SpaceShip One