On this day 53 years years ago, Americans launched to the Moon on the Saturn V rocket (left) through the Apollo program. Now, we are preparing to return to the lunar surface with the Space Launch System (right) through the Artemis program. Are you ready for liftoff?
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
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- Starship has landed at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center! Visit our Dare to Explore: Frontiers of Space exhibit in the museum's main atrium to check out our latest model.
- We are still over the Moon about @rookisaacman’s $25 million donation, a gift that will launch Space Camp into the future. This video recap shares some of the thrill of this amazing day.
00:00 - We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Ken Mattingly, Apollo 16 Command Module Pilot. We are proud to display the capsule in which he made 64 lunar orbits during his mission. A Navy Rear Admiral, Mattingly was a graduate of Auburn University. God speed and War Eagle.
- We teased you earlier this week, but we can now reveal that we are proudly displaying a BE-3U engine in our “Dare to Explore” exhibit. We are thrilled to partner with @blueorigin to display the engine that along with Blue’s BE-4 is bringing the rumble back to the Rocket City!
- Can’t wait to see this Space Camp Hall of Famer in the NASA Administrator chair. Here’s wishing you a smooth confirmation @rookisaacman
- The rocket will be red, white and blue for the foreseeable future as we stand strong with our community and face the challenges ahead.
- The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is saddened to learn of the passing of Gemini 7 and Apollo 8 Commander Frank Borman. Borman with his crew, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders, orbited the moon 10 times on Christmas Eve 1968, broadcasting images of the lunar surface back to Earth.
- We're looking forward to the release of #Zero, starring @iamsrk with @AnushkaSharma and directed by @aanandlrai, which was partially shot at the Rocket Center! #ZeroPoster
00:00- CEO Kimberly Robinson proudly announces a $10 million donation from @rookisaacman for an Inspiration4 Skills Training Center for @SpaceCampUSA
- We are making major progress on the Pathfinder shuttle orbiter project. You might even say things are really starting to take shape.
- Check out this timelapse on the exciting installation of bell to the Blue Origin BE-3U powerhead. We're thrilled to have this full engine assembly on display in our Dare to Explore: Frontiers of Space exhibit!🚀 @blueorigin
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