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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