Friday soon came and I finally got into the museum (after I
bought my membership, of course!) As you can see
from the picture, the Space Camp Memorabilia display
case was situated between the UAT and the entrance to
the Training Center Floor. I must admit, I was hoping
for a bigger display, but they did have some neat stuff
packed into that small case!
Two very old graduation certificates were in the case. This
first certificate recognized the graduation of a trainee
from a camp program held at the Alabama Space and Rocket
Center that was the precursor for Space Camp.
It was quite a surprise to see a graduation certificate
from the VERY FIRST Space Camp!!! As can be seen, it's
dated June 18, 1982. This one belongs to Chip Yarbrough who
now works at Space Camp! Very cool!
Also in the case was a picture of Christa McAuliffe at
Space Camp (bottom left). Very chilling, indeed.
Pulling back from that photo, you can see it's sitting on
one of the oldest trainee books. Packaged in a 3-ring
binder, it doesn't even have the Space Camp logo on it!
Also in this photo is a copy of LIFE Magazine featuring a
newly opened "Space Camp" on its cover! The two
certificates are present, as well as an old newspaper
clipping, etc.
More Memorabilia ->
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