Oscar Holderer, member of Wernher von Braun’s team, died today, May 5, 2015. He was 95 years old. Oscar was a great friend to Space Camp over the years, for it was he who designed many of the simulators in use at Space Camp, including the 1/6 Chair, 5DF, and… Continue reading
The second annual NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge begins tomorrow! Though the race is only in its second year, it is a direct continuation of the “Great Moonbuggy Race,” which ran for twenty years at the Space & Rocket Center before its renaming last year. As usual, if you can’t make… Continue reading
A few lucky campers are going to get to train like an Astronaut by an Astronaut! No, it’s not Andie or Zach Bergstrom, it’s better! With five Space Shuttle missions under his belt, a Space Camp Hall of Fame induction, time as a Southwest pilot, Naval Aviator, and former Cheif Astronaut, Robert “Hoot” Gibson… Continue reading
The Alabama Space & Rocket Center opened its doors 40 years ago today, on March 17, 1970! Head on over to their Facebook page and see the wonderful video advertisement they posted from the early years! And if you’re local, join in the celebration at this week’s Biergarten event and walk… Continue reading
It’s the end of an era. Today is the very last day of Charity Nehls Stewart’s employment with the U.S. Space & Rocket Center! While you may or may not know the name, if you follow any of Space Camp’s social media accounts, you certainly know her work! For the… Continue reading
New year, new crew trainers! Tonight saw the induction of several dozen excited new individuals into the ranks of counselordom! I had the privilege of attending the auspicious occasion, joined by Space Camp Hall of Fame inductees Burke Hare and Dr. Michelle Thaller! It’s always exciting to see a new… Continue reading
Space Campers, MSFC employees, and members of the general public gathered at the Davidson Center on Thursday and Friday mornings to view the successful launch and landing splashdown of the Orion test vehicle. Along with your name and mine, NASA flew some Space Camp artifacts too! Basically a nice “one of everything”… Continue reading
With the successful flight of Soyuz TMA-15M, Sam Cristoforetti becomes the second Space Camp alumna to leave the planet! Sam was honored at this year’s Space Camp Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, the entirety of which is now available for viewing. At the very least, take a look at her introduction video as… Continue reading
Black Friday is a week away and Space Camp is will again be offering discounts, as has been their way for the past several years. Like last year, the sale will start at midnight CST on Black Friday (November 28) and continue through the end of the day on Cyber… Continue reading
The year was 1988 when the very second Space Camp, Space Camp Florida, opened its doors. This video was produced that year to highlight a week at Space Camp Florida, showing many of the activities Space Camp Florida kids would undergo over the course of the week! Oddly, the occasional viewing… Continue reading
