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| − | Headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, the | + | Headquartered in [[Huntsville, Alabama]], the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, part of the Smithsonian Family of Museums, is the largest tourism attraction in the state of Alabama and attracts visitors daily from all over the world. |
| − | On July 16, 2019 | + | On July 16, 2019 the U.S. Space and Rocket Center participated in a world-record attempt - a global rocket launch in recognition of 50 years of man on the moon. |
| − | The Saturn V replica at the U.S. Space | + | The Saturn V replica at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center has been restored through donations by the public (Rocket Protector Program) to match the real rocket’s glowing place in manned space flight history.<ref>U.S. Space and Rocket Center. https://www.rocketcenter.com/. Retrieved July 26, 2019.</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Space Exploration]] | [[Category:Space Exploration]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:35, August 2, 2019
Headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, part of the Smithsonian Family of Museums, is the largest tourism attraction in the state of Alabama and attracts visitors daily from all over the world.
On July 16, 2019 the U.S. Space and Rocket Center participated in a world-record attempt - a global rocket launch in recognition of 50 years of man on the moon.
The Saturn V replica at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center has been restored through donations by the public (Rocket Protector Program) to match the real rocket’s glowing place in manned space flight history.[1]
References
- ↑ U.S. Space and Rocket Center. https://www.rocketcenter.com/. Retrieved July 26, 2019.