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U.S. Space & Rocket Center

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in is a museum operated by the government of Alabama, showcasing rockets, achievements, and artifacts of the U.S. space program.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: science museum in Huntsville, Alabama
  • Also known as: “Alabama Space & Rocket Center”, “Alabama Space and Rocket Center”, “rocketcenter.com”, “U.S. Space and Rocket Center”, “United States Space and Rocket Center”, “US Space & Rocket Center”, “US Space and Rocket Center”, and “USSRC”
  • Address: 1 Tranquility Base, Huntsville, AL 35805

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering.

School
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The is an American high school located in . Founded in 2018, it is the first tuition-free residential high school focused on the integration of cyber technology and engineering across all academic disciplines. is situated 1 mile north of U.S. Space & Rocket Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huntsville and Madison.

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is in , about 20 miles from the border with . The city is a center for missile defense and aerospace technologies, with companies like Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman having major operations here.

Town
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is a city located primarily in , near the northern border of the U.S. state of . extends west into neighboring . is situated 6 miles west of U.S. Space & Rocket Center.

U.S. Space & Rocket Center

Latitude
34.71135° or 34° 42′ 41″ north
Longitude
-86.65411° or 86° 39′ 15″ west
Elevation
669 feet (204 metres)
Height
39 feet (12 metres)
Open location code
866MP86W+G9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 477340414
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
11497619
Wiki­data ID
Q4347952
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“U.S. Space & Rocket Center” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مركز الفضاء والصواريخ الأمريكي”
  • Chinese: “美国太空和火箭中心”
  • Chinese: “美國太空和火箭中心”
  • Danish: “U.S. Space & Rocket Center”
  • Finnish: “U.S. Space & Rocket Center”
  • Finnish: “United States Space & Rocket Center”
  • French: “U.S. Space & Rocket Center”
  • German: “U.S. Space & Rocket Center”
  • Japanese: “USスペース・アンド・ロケット・センター”
  • Japanese: “アメリカ宇宙ロケットセンター”
  • Japanese: “合衆国宇宙ロケットセンター”
  • Slovenian: “Ameriški vesoljski in raketni center”
  • Slovenian: “U.S. Space & Rocket Center”
  • Slovenian: “USSRC”
  • Swedish: “U.S. Space & Rocket Center”

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