North Redondo in Redondo Beach in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Space Park
AIAA Historic Aerospace Site
Photographed By Craig Baker, September 30, 2019
1. Space Park Marker
Beginning in 1961, at what was then the Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation, the dedicated employees of Space Park designed and built more than 100 of the world's most technically challenging satellites, rocket engines and astronomical observatories. The technologies they developed and continue to develop, led to such breakthroughs as NASA Pioneer 10, the first spacecraft to leave our solar system; the descent engine for the Apollo Lunar Excursion Module; the Defense Department’s Milstar satellite communication network; NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System “Switchboard in the Sky” and astronomy and science satellites such as the Chandra X-ray observatory.
Erected 2011 by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Communications. In addition, it is included in the AIAA Historic Aerospace Sites series list.
Location. 33° 53.608′ N, 118° 22.438′ W. Marker is in Redondo Beach, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in North Redondo. Marker can be reached from Marine Avenue, 0.2 miles east of Aviation Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located on the west side of the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Beach Cottage (approx. ľ mile away); SV-5D Lifting Body (approx. 1.8 miles away); Former Site Of The La Mar Theatre (approx. 2.1 miles away); Goodyear Historical Sign (approx. 2.3 miles away); Manhattan Beach Pier (approx. 2.3 miles away); Pier Avenue School (approx. 2.3 miles away); The History of Bruce’s Beach (approx. 2˝ miles away); Site of The Courthouse, City Jail, Police and Fire Station (approx. 2.6 miles away).
Additional keywords. James Webb Space Telescope
Photographed By Craig Baker, September 30, 2019
2. Space Park Marker
Photographed By Craig Baker, September 30, 2019
3. Space Park Building
From 1963 to 2002, this was TRW.
Photographed By Craig Baker, September 30, 2019
4. James Webb Space Telescope
The successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, with gold-plated mirrors 2.7 times larger than Hubble. The secondary mirror is folded up at the top, and the sun shield is across the bottom.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 535 times since then and 37 times this year. Last updated on October 15, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 30, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 4. submitted on October 15, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
