Jan26

Houston Hall of Famers at Smile Premiere

by Vincent on January 26th, 2012 at 8:10 pm
Posted In: Alumni News, SpaceCamp the Movie

Mike Flachbart, Vice President of Center Operations, posted a fantastic photo to his twitter feed.  An impressive six members of the Space Camp Hall of Fame live in the Houston area, and every single one of them made it out to the Houston Smile premiere last Friday night!

From left-to-right, Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger (2007), Andrea Hanson (2010), Valerie Meyers (2012), Jim Allan (2009), Amanda Stubblefield (2007), and Robert Pearlman (2009) all made it out for what I’m sure turned out to be a most excellent evening!

Great photo, Mike!

A Smile as Big as the Moon premieres in Huntsville tomorrow night, and will show this Sunday night on ABC.

Jan25

Smile Premiere

by Vincent on January 25th, 2012 at 9:33 pm
Posted In: SpaceCamp the Movie

A Smile as Big as the Moon sees its LA premiere this evening.

Wes Lyons is out there, so here’s to hoping to see coverage of the event on his site real soon!

Other members of the Huntsville local media are out for the event as well. WAAY has sent Shea Allen out to the event. Part 1 and Part 2 of that adventure are available for your enjoyment.

If you’re in the Huntsville area, you can attend the local premiere and see the movie before its scheduled airing on ABC this Sunday evening.  You can see the movie this Friday evening by purchasing tickets here at the Space Camp Store.

Jan11

Smile gets Release Date, Trailer

by Vincent on January 11th, 2012 at 11:04 pm
Posted In: SpaceCamp the Movie

Though filming occurred in October, A Smile as Big as the Moon is ready for its premiere.

The movie will show on January 29 at 9pm EST on ABC.

And a trailer has been posted:

You can visit Space Camp’s web page for the movie to find premieres in Huntsville, Houston, and Grand Rapids, Michigan if you can’t wait until the 29th and want to see it a little early.

The book itself is getting a reissue as well, and will be released ahead of the movie on January 17th.

Jan10

Kaya Tuncer has Died

by Vincent on January 10th, 2012 at 8:37 pm
Posted In: Space Camp News

Kaya Tuncer, founder of Space Camp Turkey, passed away on January 7, 2012.  He was 74 years old.

Nov21

Blast Off Friday

by Vincent on November 21st, 2011 at 7:58 pm
Posted In: Space Camp Discounts

Space Camp is participating in Black Friday this year with their own Hab-Buster special!

At 12:01am (CST, presumably), the first 8 people to book a Space Camp or Aviation Challenge week online will get it for $499.  After the first 8 are sold, you can book through November 28 for $749.

The email that went out claims boldly, “THIS WILL BE OUR ONLY DISCOUNT FOR 2012.”

Not too shabby!