Thanks, I thought the OP's post was odd, as I'd never heard of Alabama being the center, and I've been more interested in spaceflight for the last 4 years. I don't have enough historical knowledge in this area to definitively rule out what was posted, and it seemed plausible that there was tension between solid and liquid development. I am currently readin Von Braun's 'Space Frontiers' and enjoy it. Any recommendations for a next book about the history of US rocketry?