# AC337 - 07/20/1979 USA, Downey Home of the Spaceships Columbia
Cover Issued from Home of Columbia Spacecrafts
Rockwell International in Downey, California, is the facility that constructed the Columbia Space Shuttle, the first Space Shuttle mission. The postmark features an image of the space shuttle. In addition, there's an illustration of the Columbia command module that was part of the Apollo 11 misssion, which included the first Moon walk.
This cover is a neat reminder of America's successful space program and is a fitting tribute to the city where the first Space Shuttle was constructed.
Cover Issued from Home of Columbia Spacecrafts
Rockwell International in Downey, California, is the facility that constructed the Columbia Space Shuttle, the first Space Shuttle mission. The postmark features an image of the space shuttle. In addition, there's an illustration of the Columbia command module that was part of the Apollo 11 misssion, which included the first Moon walk.
This cover is a neat reminder of America's successful space program and is a fitting tribute to the city where the first Space Shuttle was constructed.