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Ivey: State welcomes review of Space Command’s proposed home

... Marshall Space Flight Center. The city’s nickname is Rocket City, after Wernher von Braun. his team of fellow German born rocketeers who settled there in... in Alabama, from building the...
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US Space Command site to be located in Huntsville, Alabama

... in a statement. Huntsville’s nickname, Rocket City, is thanks largely to... his team of fellow German born rocketeers who settled there in the 1950s. The city has long been home......
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Nasa picks headquarters for Moon lander

... Alabama that developed the giant rocket for the Apollo programme... northern Alabama is known as Rocket City , because of its long... for the Space Launch System rocket, which will...
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NASA picks Alabama’s ‘Rocket City’ for lunar lander job

... NASA has picked Alabama’s ‘Rocket City’ to lead development of... best in the world at rocket propulsion, a critical part... NASA’s Saturn V five moon rockets were developed...