It’s no secret that the Space & Rocket Center has had some financial issues as of late. Numerous staff have been laid off or transferred to temporary employees to save money. Some additional relief has just been found as the City of Huntsville is giving the Space & Rocket Center $250,000 to help. The timing is very […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
All the way back in 2002, you may remember that I reviewed the book, A Smile as Big as the Moon, a wonderful story about a group of special needs kids who manage to get themselves to Space Camp despite internal and external obstacles. My book report ended with the following: And for you Space […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
On Friday, the Space & Rocket Center laid off five employees this past Friday and converted seven more from full-time to part-time or temporary positions. It is reported this will save the Center $500,000 in the new fiscal year. The layoffs were reported on Friday by the Huntsville Times. Visit this link for the article. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Salute to the Shuttle Program, the combined Space Exploration Celebration and Space Camp Hall of Fame event, will be held this evening at the Davidson Center. The event is sold out! Even if you can’t attend the event tonight, be sure to head over to the Space & Rocket Center today. Starting at 2:00pm, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Shuttle “Rocketed” Our World event was held this evening at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center to commemorate those who worked on the program and celebrate the legacy left by the worlds first reusable spacecraft. The turnout for the event was the best I have seen in some time. An early estimation put the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In conjunction with the Marshall Space Flight Center, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center will host the “Space Shuttle ‘Rocketed’ our World” event this Saturday, August 20, 2011. The event will run from 6pm to 10pm and a mere five bucks will buy you a drink, chips, and a hot dog, as well as provide […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This event will also serve as a dual event, as new members shall be inducted into the Space Camp Hall of Fame. August 26, 2011. 5:30PM CDT. See you there!
The 5th Annual Space Camp Hall of Fame had originally been penciled in for August 19th. As of today, the official date is August 26th. But wait! There’s more! From 2004-2010, the USSRC has held its Saturn V Reunion (recently renamed to the “Space Exploration Celebration”) to coincide with the first landing of man on […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Space Camp, and Aviation Challenge suspended operations yesterday after storms and tornadoes left the Huntsville area without power. Because of the extended power outage still going on, Space Camp operations are suspended until at least May 3. This is pretty unprecedented, but you can’t do a whole lot at […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Tomorrow starts day one of the 2011 Great Moonbuggy Race! Once again, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center will be host to teams of high school and college students from all around the country and the world! If you’re in the area, I highly recommend coming out the Space & Rocket Center to see the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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