I’m clearly in a rocket frame of mind right now, with my visit to Texas to see the Space X Starship. I visited the US Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama (rocketcenter.com) in February 2021. Here’s a visual sampling of that visit with some of my favorite photos. Enjoy!
Welcome! Saturn V backed up by the Saturn 1B Saturn V replica next to the Davidson Center Space Shuttle stack (minus the shuttle, being refurbished) Saturn 1B rocket stack Space Shuttle RS-25 Engine (I think) The Saturn V first stage F1 rocket engine The Saturn V replica rocket This is part of an oxygen tank from Skylab that survived re-entry and was recovered from Australia inside the Saturn V hall Saturn V replica (1:1 scale) A moon rock at the US Space and Rocket Center Looking at the Apollo 16 command module hatch Apollo 16 lunar lander replica inside the Saturn V hall German V2 rocket The Saturn V landmark plaques at the US Space and Rocket Center At the flamey end of the Saturn V The Five F1 engines of a Saturn V rocket Part of a Saturn V F1 engine (part of the rocket nozzle is missing) The F1 rocket engine injector plate on the Saturn V first stage Looking down the Saturn V hall View from my room at the Marriott located on the grounds of the US Space and Rocket Center The single J2 engine on the Saturn V third stage Sneak a peek at the Saturn V inside the Davidson Center
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