Ardmore in Limestone County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
The Saturn Legacy
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 17, 2010
1. The Saturn Legacy Marker
Erected by National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.
Location. Marker has been reported permanently removed. It was located near 34° 57.271′ N, 86° 53.515′ W. Marker was in Ardmore, Alabama, in Limestone County. It was on Hardiman Lane. Located at the Rest Stop in Ardmore off I-65 on the left headed North. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Ardmore AL 35739, United States of America.
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this marker was in North Alabama and in the Huntsville Metropolitan Area. It was also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Alabama Combat Infantrymen Monument (here, next to this marker); Visitors Center
this page online
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 17, 2010
2. 224-foot Saturn IB Rocket
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, November 22, 2011
3. The Saturn V at Space and Rocket Center
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, November 22, 2011
4. The Saturn V Plaque
The Saturn and Plaque can be seen at The Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Al
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 17, 2010
5. Perspective
The George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, located in Huntsville, Ala., has provided America's space solutions since 1960. As one of NASA's largest engineering centers, Marshall offers its extensive experience and unique facilities to fulfill America's vision for space exploration. Marshall led the Apollo Program that took the first humans to the moon; developed the first lunar car; built the country's first and second space stations; and managed the space shuttle, Hubble Space Telescope and a variety of other significant space projects. And now, Alabama engineers are propelling the country's 2020 return to the moon and its first human expedition to Mars with the development of the Ares I and Ares V launch vehicles.
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 17, 2010
6. Alabama's Role
Alabama will be key to America's future leadership in space. NASA and its partners in Alabama businesses and universities will manage the evolution of the space shuttle's propulsion system to support the Ares I and Ares V rockets. Marshall's teams manage science operations aboard the International Space Station and will develop new life support systems for moon and Mars missions. Marshall will manage a number of the country's robotic and human lunar programs and projects, and be responsible for the success of many of NASA's smaller, deep space science missions. The balance of science and engineering experience and proven ability to integrate them will help America fulfill its space exploration goals in this new century.
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 17, 2010
7. NASA Vistor's Center
While traveling through Alabama we invite you to visit the U.S. Space and Rocket Center home of U.S. Space Camp and Aviation Challenge located in Huntsville, Alabama.
The journey through the U.S. Space and Rocket Center will take you from the beginning of rocketry to today's shuttle systems and beyond. The museum collection includes the original Mercury and Gemini capsule trainers, the Apollo 16 capsule which carried American astronauts to the moon, and one of the only three remaining Saturn V rockets in the world. The Saturn V is listed as a National Historical Landmark. The rocket represents one of the greatest scientific achievements in the history of humankind. With a 100 percent success rate ti was responsible for putting 12 American astronauts on the surface of the moon.
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center has one of the greatest collections of rockets and space memorabilia anywhere in the world, with interactive hands on exhibits, space simulators, and an IMAX theater. The Center will provide a day of first class fun in a great educational environment that can be enjoyed by all ages.
Hours 9:00AM-5:00 PM
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day
Call (256)837-3400 for more information
Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,565 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on October 10, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on February 10, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
