Facts about Huntsville Space Center

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   Wernher von Braun and his team of rocket engineers were central to establishing Huntsville, Alabama as a hub of American space development.

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   Founded in 1970, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama is one of the largest space museums in the world.

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   Among its exhibits, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center displays a full-scale Saturn V rocket, one of the largest rockets ever built.

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   Space Camp, a youth educational program where participants train in simulated astronaut activities, has been hosted at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville since 1982.

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   The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama serves as the official visitor center for NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.

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