This is an informal timeline for the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, and I would like to make it more formal and complete - your help is appreciated.
What to contribute edit
For something to be included in the article, it will need to be referenced from a reputable source. To include it in this list, I ask only that it be relevant to the history of the museum, not necessarily sourced, because this list will be a list of things to look up before it's a list of documented facts.
Feel free to contribute more information and more detailed information.
What I've done so far edit
I have photos of the newspaper clippings from the Huntsville Heritage Room at the Huntsville/Madison County Library. They are quite spotty (they don't cover such things as what's in the museum at opening or delivery of rockets to the museum or a hundred other things that would have warranted articles) and clippings end in 1999. I plan to visit the library again in July, but if have or can find some information before then, I'd be most appreciative.
The timeline edit
- Delivery of the Saturn V and Saturn I to the museum, Saturday, June 28, 1969, [1] including S-IC-D, S-IVB-D, and S-II-D, the latter two just removed from the dynamic test stand. Painting of S-IB preceded its delivery, and S-IV received some modifications for display.[2] F-1 engines were installed on S-IC-D in mid-September, 1969. [3]
- Article(s) heralding the opening of the museum, on or prior to March 7 (soft opening date) or March 17, 1970, the dedication date.
- Some 1982ish pics
- Miss Baker's death and interment, Nov 20, 1984 et seq
- Space Shot showcased May 24, 1996 - [4] Check for news on or just before Feb 18, 1996. Ride was new for '96.
- Star Trek 30th - September 8-9, 1996 [1]
- 1998-99 construction of vertical Saturn V
- ASSEC house cleaning before and including Nov 24, 1999 [2]
Directors' dates edit
Space Camp Alumni edit
- Callan Chythlook-Sifsof is the Olympic snowboarder and alumna
- Lori Garver is an alumna
- Stephanie Abrams from the weather channel is an alumna
- Brooke Baldwin, CNN anchor [5]
Other notes edit
- QUEST - USSRC staff newsletter 2005-present
References edit
- ^ von Braun, Wernher (2010), The Rocket Man: Wernher von Braun: The Man Who Took America to the Moon: His Weekly Notes: 1961-1969 (DVD), Steward & Wise Music Publishing, p. NOTES 6-30-69 SIEBEL, ISBN 978-1-935001-27-0
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|editorn-first=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|editorn-last=ignored (help) - ^ von Braun, Wernher (2010), The Rocket Man: Wernher von Braun: The Man Who Took America to the Moon: His Weekly Notes: 1961-1969 (DVD), Steward & Wise Music Publishing, p. NOTES 6-16-69 SIEBEL, ISBN 978-1-935001-27-0
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|editorn-first=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|editorn-last=ignored (help) - ^ von Braun, Wernher (2010), The Rocket Man: Wernher von Braun: The Man Who Took America to the Moon: His Weekly Notes: 1961-1969 (DVD), Steward & Wise Music Publishing, p. NOTES 9-15-69 SIEBEL, ISBN 978-1-935001-27-0
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|editorn-first=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|editorn-last=ignored (help) - ^ ""One Stop Space Shot"". The Item, Sumter, SC. May 24, 1996.
- ^ Roop, Lee (2011-06-02). "Space Camp kids tell CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin not to worry because exploration will go on". The Huntsville Times. Retrieved 2011-06-02.