The U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC) is a Smithsonian Affiliate and the Official Visitor Center for NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. We boast one of the largest collections of rockets and space memorabilia on display anywhere in the world. Experience a jaw-dropping encounter with a real…
Celebrate the 65th Anniversary of the Launch of Miss Baker! Miss Baker and her companion Able became the first U.S. animals to successfully complete a mission to space. On May 28, 1959, the pair were launched on a Jupiter missile, which took them on a 16-minute suborbital flight. They…
Update: Rocket Row is now Open to the Public!The first phase of our beautifully renovated Rocket Park is ready for launch. Wander Rocket Row and learn about the advances in space exploration made possible by the Mercury Redstone, Juno II, Jupiter, Jupiter C, U.S. Army Redstone, and the Saturn I.…
It's back up!Stop by and see the restored Pathfinder Shuttle!
Discovering Mars: Robot Explorers is now open with full-scale models of the Mars Sojourner, Mars Exploration and Curiosity rovers along with the InSight Mars Lander, and the Ingenuity helicopter. Each of these vehicles in this interactive exhibit represents the kinds of robotic technologies that…