Huntsville: where the moon rocket was born

Called 'Rocket City', Huntsville was the centre where Wernher von Braun developed the Saturn V rocket that brought humans to the Moon in 1969.

The centre is explored on foot; the space centre requires a car.

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center displays a full-size Saturn V rocket, over one hundred ten meters tall, along with space capsules and simulators used to train astronauts.

Minutes away, the Marshall Space Flight Center of NASA, still active, continues developing technologies for contemporary space missions, including the Artemis lunar program.

In the historic center, the Twickenham neighborhood preserves antebellum homes among the best-preserved in the Southern United States.

As evening falls, Big Spring International Park, built around a natural spring, offers a peaceful walk in the heart of the city.

The Saturn V rocket on display in Huntsville is one of only three complete examples remaining in the world, never launched and preserved as a spare part of the Apollo program.

Wernher von Braun, a former German missile engineer, led from Huntsville the development of the rocket that would carry Neil Armstrong and his companions to the Moon in 1969.