The Future Legacy of Alabama's 'Rocket City'
Before it became known as “Rocket City,” Huntsville, Alabama was more of a one stop-sign town. Things changed after World War II, when the U.S. Army recruited German scientists and other leaders to move to the area and develop rocket technology. Over the next 60 years, Huntsville would grow into the state’s second-largest city, and home to a new generation of innovative space companies like The transformation of Rocket City had a profound influence on Aevum CEO Jay Skylus’ upbringing. “The city created a workforce of engineers that had to think about design and technology in ways t...
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