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2. Von Braun Center - Wikipedia

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   Von Braun Center. The Von Braun Center (known as Von Braun Civic Center until 1997) is an entertainment complex, with a maximum arena seating capacity of 9,000, located in Huntsville, Alabama. The original facility debuted in 1975 and has undergone several significant expansions since its opening. In addition to the arena, the VBC complex ...

3. Von Braun Center for Science & Innovation - Wikipedia

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   The Von Braun Center for Science & Innovation ( VCSI) is a nonprofit research and development organization based in Huntsville, Alabama and is named for pioneering aerospace engineer Wernher von Braun. VCSI is affiliated with NASA, United States Department of Defense and other federal government agencies. The center facilitates transfer of ...

4. Big Spring Park (Huntsville, Alabama) - Wikipedia

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   September 22, 1980. Big Spring International Park (also known as Big Spring Park) is a large park located in downtown Huntsville, Alabama. The park was built around its namesake "Big Spring", the original water source that the city of Huntsville was built around. The Huntsville Museum of Art and Von Braun Center are located in the park.

5. Operation Paperclip - Wikipedia

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   On June 1, 1949, the Chief of Ordnance of the United States Army designated Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, as the Ordnance Rocket Center, its facility for rocket research and development. On April 1, 1950, the Fort Bliss missile development operation, including von Braun and his team of over 130 Paperclip members, was transferred to ...

6. Monuments in the United States to Nazi collaborators

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   The City of Huntsville owns an entertainment complex called the Von Braun Center. [2] There is a plaque to Von Braun outside the centre, which includes an ice rink and a concert hall. [2] [13] A street in Huntsville is known as Von Braun Drive Northwest. [2] The public University of Alabama has a Wernher Von Braun Research Hall. [2] The ...

7. Redstone Test Stand - Wikipedia

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   May 13, 1976 [ 1] Designated NHL. October 3, 1985 [ 2] Designated AHCEL. 1979. The Redstone Test Stand or Interim Test Stand was used to develop and test fire the Redstone missile, Jupiter-C sounding rocket, Juno I launch vehicle and Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle. It was declared an Alabama Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1979 [ 3] and ...

8. U.S. Space & Rocket Center - Wikipedia

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   astc.org. The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama is a museum operated by the government of Alabama, showcasing rockets, achievements, and artifacts of the U.S. space program. Sometimes billed as "Earth's largest space museum", astronaut Owen Garriott described the place as, "a great way to learn about space in a town that has ...

9. Von Braun Astronomical Society - Wikipedia

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   Coordinates: 34°44′58.736″N 86°30′44.662″W. The Von Braun Astronomical Society is a society of amateur and professional astronomers dedicated to education and public outreach on behalf of astronomy based in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. The society has an observatory and planetarium located east of Huntsville, in Monte Sano ...