However, the state, particularly Huntsville, benefited from the opening of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in 1960, a major facility in the development of the Saturn rocket program and the space shuttle.
haʊˈɛvɚ, ðə stˈeɪt, pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli hˈʌntzvɪl, bˈɛnɪfˌɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ʌvðə dʒˈɔːɹdʒ sˈiː. mˈɑːɹʃəl spˈeɪs flˈaɪt sˈɛntɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti, ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚ fəsˈɪlᵻɾi ɪnðə dɪvˈɛləpmənt ʌvðə sˈæɾɜːn ɹˈɑːkɪt pɹˈoʊɡɹæm ænd ðə spˈeɪs ʃˈʌɾəl.