Cartersville, Georgia: Columbia's Nose Cone, Big Moon Rock

The Tellus Science Museum has a nose cone from the space shuttle Columbia; a hallway of glow-in-the-dark rocks; a meteorite that landed in a Cartersville attic in 2009; and the "Great Scott," a 4 oz. moon rock collected in 1971 by astronaut Dave Scott.

Tellus Science Museum

Address:: 100 Tellus Drive, Cartersville, GA
Directions:: Tellus Science Museum. I-75 Exit 293 take US 411 south 1 block, turn left on MIneral Museum Drive.
Hours:: Daily 10-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
Phone:: 770-606-5700
Admission:: Adults $12.

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Space Shuttle nose.

Nose Cap from Doomed Space Shuttle

One of the few surviving pieces of the Space Shuttle Columbia, which disintegrated as it returned to Earth in February 2003. This five-foot-wide nose cap is not a miraculous survivor; it was removed and replaced before Columbia's final launch. It flew on eleven previous missions, and has visible black scorch marks from its multiple high-speed encounters with Earth's unforgiving atmosphere.

Donated by NASA for permanent display at the Tellus Science Museum, unveiled March 14, 2014.

[RoadsideAmerica.com Team, 03/17/2014]

1902 Elmore.

Tellus Science Museum

A 120,000 square foot museum located in Cartersville; full-size replica of a 40-foot T-rex and other dinosaurs; vintage vehicles; replicas of the doomed Apollo I capsule and the Mercury capsule and Sputnik; mineral and gem gallery; planetarium; observatory and a fossil dig and gem panning area.

[Connie, 07/04/2011]