HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) A seemingly inconspicuous set design choice caught the attention of one Marshall Space Flight Center employee.

Rockets developed and worked on right here in the Rocket City decorate the home of one ofBig Bang Theorysmost popular science nerds.

Tucked in the background of Howard Wolowitzs home are models of the Saturn V rocket, Space Launch System, and NASAs Orion Spacecraft.

Weabsolutely love programs like that that give the cool factor to science and math, said Kim Henry, a spokesperson for Marshall Space Flight Center. Even here, somany people the next day after an episode will talk about things on the episode that were discussed that may relate to their job here.

NASA provides model rockets for educational and promotional purposes. Theywant people across the nation to get talking about whats to come for space exploration.

NASAson an exciting journey right now. Were going to deep space. Were eventually going to an asteroid and maybe even Mars, said Henry. [The SLS will]be the most powerful rocket weve ever built. Its exciting and we want the American public to know about it, to get behind it, get excited about it, to be a part of it.

Its not the first timeNASAs work got a nod from the show. Ina2012episode, Howard took a trip to the International Space Station.

You can catch the Big Bang Theory and maybe even a glimpse of the rockets on WHNT News 19 on Mondays at 7 p.m.

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