Check out the seriously cool space gear from the Apollo era in the Davidson Center for Space Exploration at the Rocket Center. Learn how the suits kept the astronauts safe and comfortable while they explored the lunar surface.

Discover the Space Launch System (SLS), the current NASA rocket designed for human deep space exploration. Learn which legacy parts from previous NASA programs have been integrated into this cutting-edge new spacecraft.

Let's explore the Apollo Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) at the Rocket Center. The LEM was used like a camping tent for astronauts while they explored the surface of the moon.

Learn about the "space race" and America's first artificial satellite, Explorer 1.

Climb in the Apollo simulation capsule at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center! Work through the mission checklist and discover what it was like to travel inside the module on a journey to explore the moon.

Explore Casper, the authentic Apollo 16 Command Module located in the Davidson Center for Space Exploration.

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center has a very important piece of Skylab, America's first space station!

Did you know you can grow a potato without soil? Learn the process of hydroponics!

The first flying machine in Alabama was the Quick Plane.

If you weigh 120 pounds on Earth, what would you weigh on the moon? The 1/6th gravity chair shows us what it's like to walk on the moon!