Space & Rocket

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“Space & Rocket: The Art of Science” is a photographic essay, gleaned from images captured during a single day’s walk through the iconic U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and focused on the human scale and subtle beauty of the machinery designed to carry us away from the Earth.

Space Shuttle Main Engines: Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25

Space Shuttle Main Engine: Coolant Transfer Duct and Steerhorn

Space Shuttle Main Engine: Steerhorn and Coolant Transfer Duct

Space Shuttle Main Engine

Apollo Saturn I Block II: First Stage Rocketdyne H-1 Engine Nozzles

Apollo Saturn V: First Stage (S-1C) Rocketdyne F-1 Engine 1

Apollo Saturn V: First Stage (S-1C) Rocketdyne F-1 Engine 2

Apollo Saturn V: First Stage (S-1C) Rocketdyne F-1 Engine Nozzle 1

Apollo Saturn V: First Stage (S-1C) Rocketdyne F-1 Engine Nozzle 2

Apollo Saturn V: Second Stage (S-II) Rocketdyne J-2 Engine 1

Apollo Saturn V: Second Stage (S-II) Rocketdyne J-2 Engines 2

Apollo Saturn V: Second Stage (S-II) Rocketdyne J-2 Engine 3

Apollo Saturn V: First Stage (S-1C) Rocketdyne F-1 Engine 3

Apollo 16 Command Module: Crew Access Hatch

Apollo 16 Command Module: Ablative Heat Shield

Apollo 16 Command Module: Reaction Control Engines 2

Rocket Motors are Both Rugged and Delicate

Aerojet Rocketdyne J-2X Engine 1

Gemini Era Space Suit: Boot and Helmet

Gemini Era Space Suit: Umbilical, Glove and Overshoes

“Hand-Held Maneuvering Unit” used by Ed White during his Gemini 4 Space Walk

Apollo Saturn V: Launch Vehicle Digital Computer (LVDC) Core Memory Plane

Apollo Saturn V: Third Stage (S-IVB) with J-2 Engine 1

Apollo Saturn V: Third Stage (S-IVB) with J-2 Engine 2

Gemini Era Space Suit

Gemini Era Space Suit: Boots and Glove

Apollo 12 Command Module Pilot Dick Gordon’s Space Suit

Tennessee Valley Authority Turbine