Launch Control
The tour of the Apollo/Saturn V Center begins with a multimedia review of NASA’s history begnning with the Apollo 8 mission, the first launch of a Saturn V rocket with astronauts aboard. The Firing Room Theater (shown above), re-creates the sights and sounds of a Saturn V launch. Visitors then enter the Saturn V rocket plaza. There are numerous exhibits, the centerpiece being a fully restored Saturn V moon rocket!
The tour of the Apollo/Saturn V Center begins with a multimedia review of NASA’s history begnning with the Apollo 8 mission, the first launch of a Saturn V rocket with astronauts aboard. The Firing Room Theater (shown above), re-creates the sights and sounds of a Saturn V launch. Visitors then enter the Saturn V rocket plaza. There are numerous exhibits, the centerpiece being a fully restored Saturn V moon rocket!