petej@phred.UUCP (Peter Jarvis) (05/07/91)
Just to let everyone know that the Pathfinder can be found at the Space and Rocket Center (home of Space Camp/Academy), Huntsville, Alabama. The Saturn V also there, is on its side and segmented so you can see more of it and is about 500 feet from Pathfinder. The Saturn V is a full article, not a mockup. Marshall Space Flight Center is about 5 miles away and the tour is impressive. Peter Jarvis............
wdh@hrshcx.csd.harris.com (W. David Higgins) (05/07/91)
In article <3394@phred.UUCP> petej@phred.UUCP (Peter Jarvis) writes: >Just to let everyone know that the Pathfinder can be found at the Space and >Rocket Center (home of Space Camp/Academy), Huntsville, Alabama. The Saturn V >also there, is on its side and segmented so you can see more of it and is >about 500 feet from Pathfinder. The Saturn V is a full article, not a mockup. I haven't been to the Alabama Space Center in a couple of years, but one interesting thing to note is the 1st->2nd and 2nd->3rd interstage cowlings are (were?) used as buildings!. I remember walking into the conical 2nd to 3rd stage assembly which was being used as a pre-show staging area and thinking to myself "Jeeze, look at the quality of the construction of this tin building", doing a double take, and realizing just what I was standing in. The museum also has one of the nicest OmniMax theatres I've ever seen. All in all, a nice place to visit. Recommended. -- -- W. David Higgins wdhiggins@hrshcx.mkt.csd.harris.com -- Harris Computer Systems, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309 305-973-5351