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Rocket Garden

  • Included with Admission
  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Outdoor Attraction
  • Allow 15 minutes
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Walk Among Giants

A Mercury-Redstone 3 rocket launched the aspirations of an entire country in 1961, when Alan Shepard completed the first U.S. human space flight. NASA’s Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs are represented by this garden of giants, not just as engineering feats of technology, but also as tribute to the scientists and engineers who turned dreams of spaceflight into reality. Let a space expert guide you through the history of early rocket science during daily guided tours.

Learn more about the Rocket Garden from The Payload blog in Attraction Spotlight: Rocket Garden.

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Children playing at the Planet Play attraction

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