The Rocket City | Huntsville, Alabama | Wikipedia

The city is nicknamed "The Rocket City" for its close association with U.S. space missions.[47] On January 31, 1958, ABMA placed America's first satellite, Explorer 1, into orbit using a Jupiter-C launch vehicle, a descendant of the Redstone. This brought national attention to Redstone Arsenal and Huntsville, with widespread recognition of this being a major center for high technology.[48]

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