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Forum:	Free Space
Topic:	Jack Millard's 'Casa Grande Capsule' (Arizona)

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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="600"><TR><td bgcolor="#000000"><TABLE BORDER=0 cellpadding=4 border=0 cellspacing=1 WIDTH="100%"><TR bgcolor="#660000"><TD COLSPAN=2><CENTER><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#ffffff" FACE="arial, helvetica">T O P I C     R E V I E W</font></CENTER></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="arial, helvetica">Robert Pearlman</FONT></TD><TD><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="arial, helvetica">An abandoned concrete mixer along I-10, between Phoenix and Tucson in Arizona, has been <A HREF="http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2017/02/06/arizonas-newest-roadside-oddity-looks-like-fell-space/97534318/" TARGET=_blank>transformed by an artist</A> into a space capsule. <BLOCKQUOTE><I>"I think its going to be known as the 'Casa Grande Capsule,'" said artist Jack Millard, 53, of Scottsdale.<P>"The cement mixer was abandoned there for 30 years just rusting in the field," Millard said.<P><center><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iFxj0Ovp7NY?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>

He was driving by on his way to the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show when he said he saw the mixer and was inspired. He chuckled to himself and thought it looked like the capsules astronauts use to return to Earth after space missions.

...on Feb. 2, Millard started transforming the concrete mixer into a space capsule. He had help from another artist, Ren Eide.

The capsule was made to look like it descended from space, with a used cargo parachute that Millard bought at a military surplus store attached for effect.

Kite

That's brilliant. You have to admire the ingenuity and artistry of some people.

SpaceAholic

If you have an opportunity to pass through Casa Grande, a poorly kept secret is that the surrounding area was used as a calibration site for the Corona satellite. The town is laid out with targets deployed in a grid pattern that were used to benchmark the spy satellite's optical sensors.

Targets are in various stages of decay but many remain intact and are worth while visiting.

Joel Katzowitz

That is a very cool piece of art.

AstronautBrian

Maybe it's the return of the Vulture from the Salvage 1 mission.

randy

Very cool.

Wehaveliftoff

It was a good enough secret, as I never knew about it, and traveled the I-10 frequently.

dfox

WOW!

That Corona thing is amazing.

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