HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The U.S. Space and Rocket Center has announced that its first executive director has died.
The Rocket Center announced on Monday that Edward O. Buckbee has died.
Buckbee was the founding executive director of the Rocket Center after being appointed by Wernher von Braun in 1970. He went on to serve in the position for 23 years…