Huntsville Space and Rocket Center
When once you have tasted flight,
you will forever walk the earth with your
eyes turned skyward,
for there you have been,
and there you will always long to return"
-- Leonardo Di Vinci --
Welcome to Rocket City! The Marshall Space Flight
Center has been involved in every major event that has occurred in space
travel. Here at the Space and Rocket Center we will learn about they
history of Rocket City as it pertains to the history of space travel.
The Space and Rocket center was opened in 1970. The facility is open
daily from 9 am to 5 pm. The cost of admission, which includes an
IMAX presentation is 16.95 for adults and 11.95 for children ages 3-12.
Until September 11th the price of admission also included a tour bus to
Marshall Space flight Center and Red Stone arsenal where one could
see the space station assembly area, and neutral buoyancy simulator
and rocket test pads.
Schedule
7:00 a.m. Meet for morning weather
observations
7:15 a.m. Depart from Birmingham
to Huntsville Directions
and Map
7:15 - 9:00 a.m. The actual
driving time to Huntsville is about an hour and 15 minutes but we will
make several stops along the way. As we travel we will discuss
the changes in topography, any major weathering and erosion features and
topographic features that we see. We will stop at mile markers
287, 299, 316, 324 and 339 to collect rock samples, take pictures and discuss
features.
9:00 am Arrive at Space and Rocket
Center
9:01- 9:20 am View video "A Time
for Courage"
9:21-12:00 am Tour
Exhibit Exhibit
Map
History
of Space Exploration
12:01- 12:55 pm Lunch in Galaxy
food court *Be at the IMAX no later than 12:55 pm
1:00- 1:45 pm IMAX presentation
"Space Station"
1:46- 2:45 pm Tour Rocket Park
Rocket Park Map
2:46 pm Meet at the NASA Educator
Resource center for presentation by Marshall Space Flight Center instructor
3:00- 5:30 pm NASA Spinoffs
presentation
5:30 - 7:29 Dinner and Travel
to Werner von Braun Planetarium
7:30- 8:30 pm Planetarium
Program
8:30- 10:00 pm Star Party
Presented by Northern Alabama's Amateur Astronomy Club
Skywatching
in Birmingham
Where
is the ISS?
10:00 to 10:15- Travel to Hotel
- Take Nolan Avenue to Fearn St. and turn right. Turn left
on Buckhead which becomes University. The Holiday Inn Express is
eight miles on the right.
Back
to One Week trip
Forward
to Anniston Museum of Natural History