The 21st annual Great Moonbuggy Race has been rechristened this year as the first annual Human Exploration Rover Challenge. This event, jointly held by the U.S. Space & Rocket Center and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center has seen several important new changes for this year. While the moonbuggies previously had… Continue reading
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is now halfway through their Indiegogo campaign. Thirty days in, $28,046 has been raised thus far! The bad news is, this is slightly off pace to meet the $70,000 goal. The good news is, there’s still an entire month left! If you have yet… Continue reading
Space Camp isn’t the only group attending to raise funds for Space Camp! Sadly, about 80 children from Canada may not be able to go on a planned trip to Space Camp. Some of our friends from The Great White North were planning a trip to Space Camp when Experiential… Continue reading
Space Camp’s name was dropped on the third episode of the fourth season of the HBO series, Eastbound & Down.
There’s a new Air Force add, Calling, that you might have seen on your television recently. The add highlights several in the Air Force, showing footage from their younger selves juxtaposed with their duties in the Air Force. One of them, Captain Cynthia Nogueras, is featured in what is unmistakably… Continue reading
Space Camp will launch an all new design for their websites complete with brand new content (e.g. produced promotional videos) within the next few weeks! This move has been in the works for a while, but has become increasingly necessary since the Space Camp / Aviation Challenge websites went down… Continue reading
Though it had to be moved indoors from its planned Shuttle Park location, the press conference held today at Space Camp otherwise went off without a hitch. U.S. Space & Rocket Center CEO Deborah Barnhart, Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission Chair Col. Roosevelt Lewis (Ret.), Space Camp Alumni Advisory Board… Continue reading
The US Space & Rocket Center turns 44 today! To commemorate this event, and to make some important announcements regarding the Shuttle Training Aircraft Indiegogo campaign, there will be a press conference at 10am in Shuttle Park at the Space & Rocket Center today. You’re absolutely invited to come out and… Continue reading
Space Camp has launched a new crowd-funding initiative! Hosted on indiegogo, Space Camp is attempting to secure funds to bring NASA’s Shuttle Training Aircraft, a modified Gulfstream II airplane, to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. The USSRC has set a funding goal of $70,000, and they’re offering various incentives depending… Continue reading
The Brooks running shoe company also has a contest going. In a recent blog post, epically titled This One Time at Space Camp…, To be eligible to receive a trip for two to Space Camp, “All you have to do is snap a picture of the Transcends and share it… Continue reading
