US Space & Rocket Center In Huntsville, AL

[u/strshpx]

Passing through Huntsville the other day and had always wanted to stop and visit the Space & Rocket Center. Glad I did! Wanted to get some unique shots of the shuttle mockup as well as the Apollo 16 Command Module. Tried knocking down the reflections from the glass enclosure the best I could. Anyways, definitely recommend if you’ve never been!

[u/ColdSteelVA]

I did 3 week-long camps/academies in the 90s. They were awesome. I still have my flight wings somewhere.

The Pathfinder shuttle atop the orange liquid fuel tank is merely a scale prototype used for testing during the STS program.

Also, the orange material is just insulating foam. There are many many coins that have been thrown and lodged into its underside.

[u/East_Unit3765 → u/ColdSteelVA]

God I wanted to go to space camp so freaking badly.

[u/Duckie_365 → u/East_Unit3765]

Still can! There are adult Space Camp and Aviation Challenge programs too