International Space Camp started off well yesterday evening, with members of ten countries represented at the 2012 session of International Space Camp and the Teachers-of-the-Year from every state in the Union (less two who had to cancel) and US territories represented for the Opening Ceremony! Every International Space Camp session… Continue reading
Filming for Space Warriors is indeed underway! Here’s the Training Center Floor last night: While I was hanging around “the set,” it seemed like a lot of “hurry up and wait” was going on as shots were being planned out and equipment moved. Obviously some impact on the camp programs… Continue reading
Today marks the beginning of the 2012 session of International Space Camp! Teachers and students from ten countries have arrived for a week at Space Camp! After returning from last year’s ISC session, Lisa Ellen Thorsen, an educator from Norway, provided an overview of the experience to The Norwegian Space Centre,… Continue reading
This weekend is a busy one! Today, bus tours finally resume to the Marshall Space Flight Center. Space Warriors starts filming on location at Space Camp today! Author Willie Mosley will be on hand from 1pm to 2pm to sign his book, Smoke Jumper, Moon Pilot, his book about astronaut Stu Roosa. The… Continue reading
After more than a decade, following their cancellation after 9/11, and the half-decade it took for the Space & Rocket Center to get transportation lined up, tours of the Marshall Space Flight Center resume today. The USSRC has a web page up regarding the tours. No times are listed, you… Continue reading
In anticipation of the 2012 session of International Space Camp, due to get underway in a little under two weeks, I’ve spent the past few weeks getting more video up from past ISC sessions. If you’re a subscriber to the Hab1 YouTube Channel, you will no doubt have noticed a… Continue reading
Filming dates have been set. According to the Huntsville Times, Space Warriors will be shot on location at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center from July 20 through August 21. Also in the article, more details on the casting process in Huntsville, along with information on how to participate in… Continue reading
“Space Warriors,” the move getting ready to shoot at Space Camp, is going to have a casting call for roles in the film! The Huntsville Times article has all of the details! The where, when, and how to possibly get an appointment. Keep in mind that this is not a… Continue reading
Just because the 30th anniversary weekend is over doesn’t mean the retro train must stop! Diane O’Keefe kindly sent along these photos from 1988!
While it’s been some time since the Space & Rocket Center got the go ahead to resume tours, there was the problem of the finer points of who would be allowed into the Redstone Arsenal as well as MSFC requiring that the Space Center provide handicap accessible transportation. These details… Continue reading
