Davidson Center for Space Exploration (Huntsville, Alabama)

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New building housing the Saturn V rocket

Opened January 31, 2008, the Davidson Saturn V Center has become the new "front door" for the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, housing the Visitor Ticketing Area, a 350-seat auditorium, the Saturn V Rocket Vehicle and a 42,000-square-foot exhibit space to showcase the history of the Saturn program and demonstrate how lessons learned during the Apollo program are affecting design and engineering decisions today. In order to present the full story, the exhibits in the Saturn V Gallery will also show the evolution of propulsion systems from the Saturn V to the shuttle and how that technology is being adapted to the Ares rocket vehicle system.

Completion of the 68,200-square-foot Davidson Saturn V Center is the first stage in a USSRC plan to better showcase NASA and Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) contributions to historical, current, and future space exploration.

The Saturn V Dynamic Test Vehicle housed here is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for its important role in the U.S. space program. It is also designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_V_Dynamic_Test_Vehicle

Opened 2008. Picture:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Davidson_Center-27527-2.jpg

Wikipedia on the Saturn V inside:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SA-500D