I was fascinated to read Oliver Woolley is going to the US Space And Rocket Centre at Huntsville, Alabama (The Argus, June 4), because we were there last spring.
Along the lines of the better known Cape Canaveral centre in Florida, Huntsville is a great experience and only a morning's drive from Atlanta, Georgia, or from Chattanooga, Tennessee.
The Space And Rocket Centre is of course open to the public and has exhibits ranging from a Second World War doodlebug up to today's space shuttle and just about everything in between.
Their Imax movie theatre had a marvellous film, narrated by Tom Hanks, about the international space station.
Nearly all the footage was taken by the astronauts with their own camcorders.
Huntsville can claim to be one of the birthplaces of the space programme.
Although it is probably little known outside the USA, we found it a great place to visit as it also has an historic railroad depot with an important Civil War history. A little further north of town is the North Alabama Railroad Museum for any visiting train buffs such as myself.
-M Boyask, Hove
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