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Forum:	Space Places
Topic:	Columbia Memorial Space Center, Downey, Calif.

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by E2M Lem Man: [B]On Friday, November 7, at around lunch time an explosion of some propane tanks occurred at Downey Studios less than [URL=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgCzvUHE43c]50 feet from the two Apollo boilerplate capsules[/URL] awaiting restoration for the Columbia Memorial Space Science and Learning Center. There was [b]no damage[/b] outside of a lot of water in and around the capsules. <center><A HREF="http://www.collectspace.com/review/e2mlem/downey_fire01-lg.jpg" TARGET="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/e2mlem/downey_fire01.jpg" WIDTH="400" HEIGHT="266" BORDER="0"></A> <font size="-2">Credit: Aerospace Legacy Foundation</font></CENTER> To quote the director, Jon Betthauser in his email: <BLOCKQUOTE>[i]There appears to be no damage to either of the capsules from the fire. There is about 2 inches of water inside [URL=http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum41/HTML/000056.html]BP-19[/URL]. [URL=http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum41/HTML/000037.html]BP-12[/URL] appears to be completely dry inside. The 8 sprinkler heads that were tripped by the fire above BP-19 have already been replaced, and a crew worked over the weekend to cover the charred and damaged side of Building 290.[/i]</BLOCKQUOTE> These are links to articles about the incident: [list][][URL=http://www.ktla.com/content_landing_page/?Downey-Studios-Building-Charred-by-Fire=1&blockID=129156&feedID=171]Downey Studios Building Charred by Fire[/URL] [][URL=http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_10932468?source=rss]Fire damages the exterior of Downey Studios[/URL] [*][URL=http://tvdecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/fire-reported-on-set-of-bones/]Fire Reported on Set of 'Bones'[/URL][/list] This occured eight days before the gala dedication ceremony that happened last Saturday, November 15th. It was decided that there would be no tours of the capsule area. The dedication was conducted by the city of Downey inside the new building. A couple hundred invited people heard the various city officials including Mayor Dave Gafin and Mayor Pro-tem Mario Guerra, the Hon. Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard and Assemblyman Hector De La Torre amongst others. Representing the Columbia families was Doug Brown, brother of Columbia astronaut David Brown. He spoke of his brother's love of education and what it takes to become an astronaut in a very moving speech, that brought tears to audience members. A commemorative plaque for the center was unveiled at the end of the festivities, as well as a space-suited figure wandered about for photos with city council members and everyone. <center><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/e2mlem/cmsslc_patchdecal.jpg" WIDTH="400" HEIGHT="196"></center> The Aerospace Legacy Foundation had a modest display in the second floor educational resources room, that included models of the rockets and spacecraft that were built in Downey over the last 50 years.[/B][/QUOTE]
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