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Space and Rocket Center– Home of Space Camp
Huntsville Alabama
United States
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is located in Huntsville, Alabama. The Center includes a museum designed to showcase the hardware of the U.S. space program and the facilities of the United States Space Camp.
The idea for the museum was first proposed by Dr. Wernher von Braun, who led the efforts of the United States to land the first man on the moon. The center opened in 1970 as the Alabama Space and Rocket Center on land donated from the U.S. Army’s Redstone Arsenal. It houses interactive science exhibits, more than 1,500 permanent rocketry and space exploration artifacts, as well as many rotating rocketry and space-related exhibits. The center is located on Interstate 565 at exit 15, near NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.
The newest addition to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center is the Davidson Center for Space Exploration, named after Dr. Julian Davidson founder of Davidson Technologies.Davidson Center opened January 31, 2008. The Davidson Center was designed to house the authentic Saturn V rocket (listed on the National Register of Historic Places) and many other space exploration exhibits. The vehicle is elevated above the floor surface with separated stages and engines exposed, so visitors have the opportunity to walk underneath the rocket. The Davidson Center also features a new 3D movie theater, in addition to the IMAX Theater in the original museum.
In 2008, Good Morning America named the Saturn V one of the Seven Wonders of America (ranked 5th), and televised a segment honoring the Saturn V from the Davidson Center.
From the roar of mighty rocket engines to extraordinary scientific discoveries about our world and our universe, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., stands at the forefront of the nation’s space exploration mission — just as it has done for five decades.
The Marshall Center became NASA’s first field center July 1, 1960. Today it supports the whole spectrum of the agency’s crucial work: propulsion, engineering, science, space operations, and project and program management. With its talented, skilled and diverse work force; extensive practical experience; and state-of-the-art laboratories and test facilities, Marshall thrives at the intersection of science and exploration.
What do we seek to accomplish? The answer to that question hasn’t changed in 50 years: discoveries that increase our understanding of the cosmos and our place in it; improve our ability to safely live and work in space; and deliver practical breakthroughs here on Earth that protect the planet and improve life for all humanity.
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