The rest stop is now closed while undergoing renovation by the alabama department of transportation, and removal of the rocket could be part of that renovation plan,. 2023 alabama update gives insight on a busy legislative session. The committees reportedly voted that all efforts have been made, and now the ussrc will move forward with. The nasa rocket that towers at the north alabama welcome center on interstate 65 will be taken down, the space agency and the u. s. Space & rocket center said in a statement friday night. Chris davis with cbs affiliate wtvf. The rocket towering over the alabama welcome center near the tennessee state line will be removed after nearly 44 years, according to the u. s. Space and rocket center. The state legislator whose district includes the alabama rest stop where the deteriorating nasa rocket stands is promising to fight its possible removal. There was a shocking video circulating on social media showing north alabama's beloved rest stop rocket, the once mighty saturn ib, crashing to the ground during. The massive saturn 1b rocket, which is a whopping 168 feet high and 22 feet in diameter and is stationed at the alabama welcome center in ardmore, welcomed the indiana. Chris davis with cbs affiliate wtvf. After the saturn ib rocket at the ardmore rest area in alabama was lowered to the ground, workers from nasa's marshall space flight center set to work on identifying. After nearly four decades, the rocket. Now, the space agency has. It’s all still in the works. No new rocket is coming to the state line visitor center anytime soon, according to one of the replacement project’s biggest advocates in.
