U.S. Space & Rocket Center

See a Saturn V moon rocket, the Pathfinder shuttle stack and hands-on space exhibits at the home of Space Camp in Huntsville.

One Tranquility Base · Huntsville, AL

About U.S. Space & Rocket Center

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center opened in 1970 and is home to Space Camp. In Saturn V Hall you walk beneath the Saturn V Dynamic Test Vehicle, and the Apollo 16 command module that orbited the Moon in 1972 is on display. Outside, Rocket Park and Shuttle Park hold rockets and the full-scale Pathfinder shuttle mockup, which was restored and rededicated in 2024. General admission also covers Spark!Lab and the ISS: Science on Orbit exhibit.

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