News from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center

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April 23, 2013
USA Today
Rocket City is where NASA developed its powerful Saturn rockets, among other space innovations. Foege recommends a visit to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, a showcase of space engineering — with a lot of cool hardware. 256-837-3400;...
April 23, 2013
al.com
MONTGOMERY, Alabama - Alabama lawmakers and state officials gathered around two NASA astronauts like fans around a top football coach Thursday in Montgomery as Huntsville's Marshall Space Flight Center brought "NASA Day" to the...
April 23, 2013
The Coalition for Space Exploration and the NASA Visitor Center Consortium successfully complete first collaborative outreach effort HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2013-- The Coalition for Space Exploration (Coalition) and the NASA...
March 19, 2013
Forget the kids. It's your turn to go to summer camp. A growing number of travel groups are offering adults an opportunity to relive an experience that many regard as one of the best parts of childhood. Camps for adults have grown an estimated...
February 11, 2013
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December 13, 2012
Fox News
By Garrett Tenney * Published December 12, 2012 *FoxNews.com If NASA wants to get to Mars, the fastest way to get there is by returning to the moon -- according to the last man to walk on the lunar surface. “The moon is going to be an...
November 27, 2012
al.com Gallery
The U.S. Space and Rocket Center hosted its first ever Rocket Run 5K with around 190 runners participating in the Saturday morning event. Click here to view the gallery  
November 27, 2012
Chaffee Elementary School's fifth-graders got the surprise of their young lifetimes on Tuesday when they learned that they would receive a free trip to Space Camp. The weeklong trip, at a cost of just under $30,000, is an endowment from the...
October 29, 2012
WAFF
WAFF-TV: News, Weather and Sports for Huntsville, AL HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - Halloween came early at the Space and Rocket Center Sunday. Event organizers held an "extraterrestrial costume contest early Sunday afternoon. Those dressed in a...
September 14, 2012
Kids watch and learn about rescues during cat the Aviation Challenge training center at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012 in Huntsville, Ala. (The Huntsville Times/Eric Schultz) Click the source link below for photos.

LOCATION: Direct interstate access from
1-65 and I-565 in Huntsville, Alabama. The
Center in located at Exit 15 off I-565.

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