Elkmont in Limestone County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Alabama's Role
Photographed By Craig Doda, December 22, 2018
1. Alabama's Role Marker
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Alabama's Role. . Alabama will continue to be key to America's future leadership in space. NASA and its commercial and academic partners in Alabama will manage the development of the Space Launch System, history's largest heavy-lift rocket, and human support missions to Mars. Marshall's specialized teams now manage science operations aboard the International Space Station and are developing new life support systems for deep space habitats. Marshall, where smart people are solving hard problems, manages many of NASA's smaller, deep space science missions. This crucial balance of science and engineering experience and a proven ability to integrate them will help America fulfill its space exploration goals in this new age of worldwide collaboration.
Alabama will continue to be key to America's future
leadership in space. NASA and its commercial and
academic partners in Alabama will manage the
development of the Space Launch System, history's
largest heavy-lift rocket, and human support missions to
Mars. Marshall's specialized teams now manage science
operations aboard the International Space Station and
are developing new life support systems for deep space
habitats. Marshall, where smart people are solving hard
problems, manages many of NASA's smaller, deep space
science missions. This crucial balance of science and
engineering experience and a proven ability to integrate
them will help America fulfill its space exploration goals in
this new age of worldwide collaboration.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.
Location. 34° 57.267′ N, 86° 53.517′ W. Marker is in Elkmont, Alabama, in Limestone County. Marker is on I-65 S, on the right when traveling south. Marker is on the grounds of the Alabama Welcome Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elkmont AL 35620, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Visitors Center (here, next to this marker); Saturn IB Launch Vehicle (here, next to this marker); Legacy (here, next to this marker);
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, October 9, 2022
2. Alabama's Role Marker
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, October 9, 2022
3. Alabama's Role Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 187 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on November 21, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 2, 3. submitted on October 10, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
