Mar26

VP Pence Visits the Space & Rocket Center

by Vincent on March 26th, 2019 at 7:47 pm
Posted In: Space & Rocket Center News

The Vice President of the United States visited the U.S. Space & Rocket Center today to chair the fifth meeting of the revived National Space Council

While at the Space Center, VPOTUS Pence took time to visit Space Camp facilities and speak to some Space Camp trainees.

Today was not the first visit to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center by a sitting Vice President.  Dan Quayle and George H.W. Bush both made visits to Space Camp during their tenures as Vice Presidents.

Jan21

Late Late Show Space Camp Segment Available

by Vincent on January 21st, 2019 at 10:08 am
Posted In: SpaceCamp the Movie

If you missed the airing of Space Camp segment on a special episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden after the football games last night, it’s now on YouTube!

Jan17

Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, et al, at Space Camp

by Vincent on January 17th, 2019 at 6:15 pm
Posted In: SpaceCamp the Movie

Be certain to catch a special editon of The Late Late Show with James Corden this Sunday after the AFC Championship game!

Yesterday, the show’s facebook page posted this teaser photo:

Facebook post from the Late Late Show with James Corden

James Corden, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, and Chris Pratt were at Space Camp recently to film a piece for the show and, according to Sprocketeers, promote the new Lego movie due out in theaters February 8th.

Chris Pratt also tweeted out this same photo as well as posted it to instagram with the caption, “I fulfilled a lifelong dream by graduating space camp.  No big deal.  Goin’ to space. It’s whatever.”

Dec27

Mars Generation Scholarships

by Vincent on December 27th, 2018 at 5:36 pm
Posted In: Space Camp Contests
The Mars Generation Logo

The Mars Generation Space Camp Scholarship Program is accepting applications through January 15, 2019.

Whereas the scholarships Space Camp provides cover tuition only, The Mars Generation generously awards Space Camp tuition, travel expenses, and provides a little spending money for the receipants, to boot!

See https://www.themarsgeneration.org/programs/space-camp-scholarship/ for all of the details!

Nov21

Space Camp Black Friday Sale

by Vincent on November 21st, 2018 at 7:05 pm
Posted In: Space Camp Discounts

As has been the trend for the past few years, Space Camp will once again discount the price of a camp from the start of Black Friday (midnight on November 23, 2018) to the end of Cyber Monday (11:59 pm on November 26, 2018).

Generally speaking, it’s the only time of the year when Camp is discounted.  Book it over Thanksgiving weekend and save!

https://www.spacecamp.com/blackfriday

The discounts are as follows:

  • $100 off the total price of six-day, overnight, Space Camp®, Aviation Challenge®, Space Camp Robotics or U.S. Cyber Camp programs
  • $50 off Space Camp and Aviation Challenge Family Camp Programs. (Must register a minimum of one adult and one child.)
  • $50 off Adult Space Academy