Topic: Jack Millard's 'Casa Grande Capsule' (Arizona)
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 02-07-2017 03:40 PM
An abandoned concrete mixer along I-10, between Phoenix and Tucson in Arizona, has been transformed by an artist into a space capsule.
"I think its going to be known as the 'Casa Grande Capsule,'" said artist Jack Millard, 53, of Scottsdale.
"The cement mixer was abandoned there for 30 years just rusting in the field," Millard said.
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 Member
Posts: 831 From: Northampton UK Registered: Nov 2009
posted 02-07-2017 03:51 PM
That's brilliant. You have to admire the ingenuity and artistry of some people.
SpaceAholic Member
Posts: 4437 From: Sierra Vista, Arizona Registered: Nov 1999
posted 02-07-2017 04:06 PM
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 Member
Posts: 808 From: Marietta GA USA Registered: Dec 1999
posted 02-07-2017 04:34 PM
That is a very cool piece of art.
AstronautBrian Member
Posts: 287 From: Louisiana Registered: Jan 2006
posted 02-08-2017 01:16 AM
Maybe it's the return of the Vulture from the Salvage 1 mission.
randy Member
Posts: 2176 From: West Jordan, Utah USA Registered: Dec 1999
posted 02-08-2017 07:51 AM
Very cool.
Wehaveliftoff Member
Posts: 2343 From: Registered: Aug 2001
posted 02-09-2017 04:38 AM
It was a good enough secret, as I never knew about it, and traveled the I-10 frequently.
dfox Member
Posts: 208 From: Scarsdale, NY, United States Registered: Mar 2010
posted 02-07-2017 03:40 PM
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