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This Smithsonian Affiliate in Huntsville is also NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center official visitor center. The U.S. Space & Rocket Center holds one of the world’s largest collections of rockets and space memorabilia and is one of the top Alabama attractions.
Here, visitors can learn all about space from the historic Space Race through the evolution of the Space Shuttle to the International Space Station.
The collection includes the capsule from Apollo 16, the Gemini and Mercury capsule trainers, the National Historic Landmark Saturn V moon rocket, a Skylab solar array, interactive exhibits, and space travel simulators.
The center also features traveling exhibits. The center is home to the world-class INTUITIVE® Planetarium, which boasts live, interactive programming daily under a 270-foot dome. The Rocket Center is home to the world-famous Space Camp®.
One Tranquility Base, Huntsville, AL, Phone: 800-637-7223
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