A full-scale mockup of the engine section of NASA's new monstrous moon rocket will soon stand among newly-restored historic boosters from the early years of the space program at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC) in Huntsville, Alabama.
A ground breaking ceremony with state and local officials, as well as leaders from the nearby NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, was held Thursday morning (Aug. 3) celebrating the expansion and reconfiguration of the USSRC's Rocket Park, which has stood since 1965. In 2018, a number of the long-standing rockets were lowered and removed off property to be repaired and repainted.
"We are pleased to officially begin the important work of returning our collection of historic rockets to Rocket Park," Dr. Kimberly Robinson, CEO and executive director of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, said in a statement. "These vehicles trace the origins of Huntsville's past and current role in rocketry, and this project is a cornerstone as we update and renew our campus for future generations to come."
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