Saturn V Space Vehicle - Huntsville, AL
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The Saturn V (Five) is the most powerful rocket ever built and is considered one of Americas Seven Wonders. It is suspended from the ceiling of the Davidson Center for Space Exploration in the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, Alabama.
Waymark Code: WM3T91
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2008
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The Saturn V (Five) is the most powerful rocket ever built and is considered one of Americas Seven Wonders. Saturn V is the only rocket that ever launched travel to the moon and is thus nicknamed the Moon Rocket. It is more than 363 feet high and 33 feet in diameter. It weighs more than 3,000 tons making it one of the largest of the official National Historic Landmarks in the United States. You can’t fully appreciate the size and mass of this giant until you walk around and beneath it.
Thirteen Saturn V rockets were launched by NASA between 1967-1973; its maiden voyage was Nov. 9, 1967. The Saturn V on display in Huntsville is the most complete of three remaining rockets; the other two are located in the Johnson Space Center and the Kennedy Space Center. Before it was moved inside in 2005, this Saturn V had become a nesting place for birds and animals.
How to get here - Direct interstate access from I-65 and I-565 in Huntsville, Alabama. The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is located at exit 15 off I-565.
Hours of Operation - 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM, closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
INDIVIDUAL TICKETS:
$20.00 - Adult (museum only)
$15.00 - Child (museum only)
See www.spacecamp.com and links below for more info.
Street address:
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
One Tranquility Base
Huntsville, AL United States
35805
County / Borough / Parish: Madison
Year listed: 1978
Historic (Areas of) Significance: One of the family of rockets that took man to the moon.
Periods of significance: 1950-1974
Historic function: The Space Center was originally part of the US Army's Redstone Arsenal, one of the earliest bases for US Rocketry development.
Current function: Museum
Privately owned?: no
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2008 To: 12/31/2008
Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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