US Space & Rocket Center

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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!

US Space and Rocket Center
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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