Posts Tagged “Apollo”

Well, interestingly, I found an article this morning about finding the Apollo 12 Mobile Quarantine Facility at some fish farm. The funniest part is that nobody knew there was one out there missing. They thought they were all accounted for. Anyway, this one is apparently headed to the new Saturn V building at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center which should be a nice addition.

It seems that after several years, the Saturn V (1 of 3 full vehicles still in existence) that has sat behind the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, here in Huntsville, has finally been restored, and now moved from it’s old location exposed to the weather (in the picture) and into a brand new building. It is now, for the most part, out of the weather, and it’s new home is being completed around the rocket itself. You can check the progress on the vehicle’s webcam.

Having worked at Space Camp Florida for several years and visited the similar setup at Kennedy Space Center, I have to say that it is quite awe-inspiring, and only fitting to have the massive machine preserved. Although the Saturn V at the Space & Rocket Center is made up completely of test stages from Marshall Space Flight Center, I find it fantastic that the center has decided to place the vehicle right in the public’s view, in what will be the new lobby of the center.

Now, if only they could get their act together about the Spacelab training modules…