Five thousand rockets were launched into the air Wednesday, not only to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing but also to set a Guinness World Record.
Astronauts, NASA engineers and eager young campers witnessed the event organized by the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, a city dedicated to space exploration.
Huntsville is the rocket city, Randall Robinson of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center told InsideEdition.com.
The previous record was set in November 2018, when 4,231 model rockets were launched during a European Space Science Convention held in the Netherlands.
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center said it wanted to hold its own rocket launching to encourage young scientists to follow their dreams.