U.S. Space & Rocket Center
A museum of the American space programme in Huntsville, the city where many of NASA's rockets were developed. Its collection of rockets and artefacts includes a Saturn V, and it is the home of Space Camp.
- Where
- Huntsville, Alabama, United States
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 34.7114, -86.6542
Get the U.S. Space & Rocket Center stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at U.S. Space & Rocket Center. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Alabama volume with your photos and a note.
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Questions
Where is U.S. Space & Rocket Center?
U.S. Space & Rocket Center is in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Grand Ole Opry (166 km), Georgia Aquarium (233 km), World of Coca-Cola (233 km).
How do I get the U.S. Space & Rocket Center stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at U.S. Space & Rocket Center and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Alabama volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to U.S. Space & Rocket Center before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Alabama volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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