One Tranquility Base
Huntsville, Alabama 35805
1-800-637-7223
Huntsville, Alabama 35805
1-800-637-7223
MUSEUM HOURS:
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily
Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
MUSEUM ADMISSION:
Adults (13 & up) $25
Adults (13 & up) $25
Children (6-12) $20 5 and under free.
Price includes museum and choice of IMAX® or 3D film (excludes feature length films).
News from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Display news for the last 2 weeks at Al.com
June 18, 2012
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Repair work started this morning on damages done to the historic Saturn V rocket last month when someone fired gunshots into the Davidson Center for Space Exploration at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center.
Bullets pierced...
June 18, 2012
Meteorologist Stephanie Abrams gets inducted into the Space Camp Hall of Fame over the Weekend, and the Wake Up With Al team looks back at Stephanie's days at Space Camp.
June 15, 2012
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Col. Robert Springer, who flew on NASA Space Shuttle missions in 1989 and 1990, took his pen and autographed a photograph for a young fan Friday at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center.
"I should be asking you for your...
June 6, 2012
KUSA - A twisted array of PVC pipe and a big air compressor can only mean one thing.
Steve Spangler has some new toys.
Spangler is back from Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama with plans to build your own rocket launcher with the kids.
June 6, 2012
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- On one of his visits to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center after leaving Huntsville in 1970, Dr. Wernher von Braun walked through the museum and Rocket Park with Ed Buckbee, von Braun's pick to be the center's first...
June 5, 2012
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Three ...
Just in case I need reminders, here they are.
First, there's still something wonderfully cool about stuff that is explosive and aerodynamic.
Secondly, Space Camp is still one of the coolest things in Huntsville...
June 4, 2012
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Deborah Barnhart is best known as the CEO and executive director of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center.
But she has another title, this one a more informal reference to her role in Aviation Challenge, Space Camp's answer...
June 4, 2012
“JUST because I can’t see the stars doesn’t mean I can’t reach for them.”
The motto for the space camp for visually impaired students says it all for Brendan Stencer.
Blind since birth, the Dingley Village teenager is going all out to raise the...
June 4, 2012
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAAY-31) - The Venus transit, one of the rarest of all solar occurrences, is happening Tuesday afternoon.
The Venus Transit is when Venus passes in front of the sun. With special equipment you are able to see a tiny dot...
June 4, 2012
The Transit of Venus takes place when Venus passes directly between Earth and the Sun, appearing as a small dot gliding slowly across the face of the Sun. The 2012 transit is a seven-hour journey, but is only visible for a certain period of...
