A giant fiberglass astronaut was erected on Monday along Route 66 in Weatherford, Oklahoma, as a way to highlight the town's substantial space heritage. Wichita Mountains Life posted this video of the spaceman being assembled: The Weatherford Area Chamber of Commerce also posted photos of the installation: The big astronaut serves as a salute to … Continue reading Giant spaceman erected along Route 66 in Weatherford
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Some Weatherford residents irked by teardown of gazebo to make way for Route 66 statue
The teardown of a decades-old gazebo in Weatherford, Oklahoma, to make way for a large, Route 66-themed astronaut statue has blindsided or irritated some residents. KOKH-TV in Oklahoma City interviewed one resident who said the city "out of nowhere" tore down the structure, noting it was an Oklahoma Centennial site in the 1990s. The Weatherford … Continue reading Some Weatherford residents irked by teardown of gazebo to make way for Route 66 statue
Astronaut Tom Stafford dies at 93; air and space museum in Weatherford is named after him
Thomas P. Stafford, an Oklahoma-born astronaut who was on several space missions, including to the moon, died Monday in Florida at age 93. Stafford also has an excellent air and space museum named after him along Route 66 in his hometown of Weatherford. Stafford, who began his career as a test pilot, was aboard Gemini … Continue reading Astronaut Tom Stafford dies at 93; air and space museum in Weatherford is named after him