From 1955 until 1958 Disneyland’s Tomorrowland included an attraction identified as Space Station X-1. A quick aside, the attraction would continue for another two years, until 1960, but under the name of Satellite View of America. This attraction featured a circular room with a slowly moving panorama of the globe beyond the safety of your space station. The earth would move from day into night and then back again and included nighttime lighting and shifting cloud formations. This platform space station, complete with tunneled entrances and exits, was a glimpse into our future in space several years before NASA was established.
As for the ‘F’ of the FX-1, simple, the ‘F’ marked Disney’s exploration of space and tomorrow in Florida.
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Another thought...Space Mountain was sponsored for a long time by FedEx...FX. ???
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