The museum displays numerous missiles, rockets and related space equipment, is manned primarily by knowlegeable volunteers, and is open to the public daily. The museum was first opened at historic Space Launch Complex 26 from which the first U.S. satellite, Explorer 1, was launched Jan. 31, 1958. Ham Radio involvement. The museum complex was the site of many other important launches, including several satellites, and primates Ham, Gordo, Able and Baker. Redstone and Jupiter vehicles also were launched until late January 1963 as part of the NATO training program for Italian and Turkish missile crews.
Visitors can view the development of America's space programs from a unique perspective here.
The blockhouse and the control rooms for Complex 26 have been authentically restored with much of the original equipment. The exhibits and displays in the blockhouse, as well as those in an adjacent exhibit hall, provide a trip back in time to the days when the space race was the foremost event of the Cold War. Please read it.