Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne President Jim Maser (right) presents the check to USSRC CEO Larry Capps

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, a United Technologies Corp. company, recently pledged $400,000 to help create an interactive exhibit at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center called “The Force.”

“Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne has proudly been a part of the nation’s space program since its inception, and many of our successes have been possible through our relationship with Huntsville and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center,” said Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne President Jim Maser.

“We want to share these successes with this community, which has meant so much to us over these many years, and will continue to do so in the years ahead,” he said.

“The Force” will allow guests to experience virtual visits to NASA and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne to explore innovations and confront the challenges of creating engines of massive size and thrust. The exhibit will be housed in the new Davidson Center for Space Exploration Facility.

“There is much elation in our community and with our employees about this excellent educational and tourist setting in northern Alabama,” said Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Alabama Operations General Manager Rick Bachtel. “We are excited to be a partner in this venture.”

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne tested many of the country’s most powerful liquid rocket engines at Marshall and is currently supporting the development of new engines for the Constellation Program.