Rocket Capital of the World
Home of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama is known as the Rocket Capital of the World.
Dedicated on September 8, 1960, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center manages the Space Shuttle propulsion elements and science aboard the International Space
Station. It's scientists and engineers develop transportation and propulsion systems for many American space flights.
Address: Marshall Space Flight Center,
U.S. Space & Rocket Center, One Tranquility Base, Huntsville, Alabama 35805; 256-837-3400. Web: http://www.nasa.gov/marshall
and http://www.spacecamp.com.
Oldest State-Funded
Archival Agency in the U.S.
The Alabama Department of Archives is the oldest state-funded archival agency in the U.S.
Address: Alabama Department of Archives,
624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130-0100; 334-242-4435.
Web: http://www.archives.state.al.us.
