Released
10/25/2022
Huntsville, Ala. – The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is holding a news conference Wednesday, Oct. 26, to debut two new artifacts in its Dare to Explore: Frontiers of Space exhibit. United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno and Dr. Michelle Parker, vice president and deputy general manager for the Space and Launch division of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, will speak at the news conference highlighting the addition of a 1/10th scale model of ULA’s Vulcan rocket and Boeing’s Starliner Pressure Capsule test vessel.
The news conference takes place at 10:15 a.m., in the main atrium of the original museum building, where Dare to Explore: Frontiers of Space is located. This new and evolving exhibit showcases current and future technologies of space exploration, such as a 1/0th scale model of NASA”s SLS rocket, Blue Origin’s Mannequin Skywalker, and coming soon, Chris Sembroski’s Inspiration4 SpaceX launch and entry suit.
The Vulcan heavy-lift rocket is manufactured in nearby Decatur, and the pressure vessel is the skeleton of the reusable Crew Space Transportation Starliner module that will take crews to lower-Earth-orbit locations such as the International Space Station.