It wasn’t a trip to the moon, but an iconic Kansas City rocket launched on a a trip closer to home on Saturday.
The TWA Moonliner II rocket that had been on display at the currently closed Airline History Museum at Kansas City Downtown Aiport-Wheeler Field was moved across the airport grounds to the TWA Museum at 10 Richards Road. The move helped return the promotional icon closer to its origins with TWA, the international commercial airline service that was once based in Kansas City.
The TWA Moonliner II sat atop the TWA world headquarters located at 1785 Baltimore Ave. from 1956 until 1970. It was a symbol of modern travel in the space age. The Moonliner II was a scale replica of the 76-feet-tall TWA Moonliner that was part of the Tomorrowland exhibit at Disneyland in California…