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John Hench was in a quandary. John, one of the original "Imagineers," had been tapped by Walt Disney to design most of the futuristic attractions in the Tomorrowland section of Disneyland. John had to come up with a rocket design which would stand outside of the Rocket to the moon attraction. It would be, as Walt liked to call it, "the weenie at the end of Tomorrowland," the draw that would make folks want to come into that area. Most importantly, it had to be believable. Your average, non-technical visitor had to look at it and say "Yep, that's a moon rocket, all right!"