This week marks the 30th anniversary of Space Camp. Three decades! Obviously Space Camp has evolved and changed over the years. Let’s take a look back! First up, have a look at Space Camp in its earliest days. Slate has a photo gallery of Space Camp in the early 80’s…. Continue reading
As part of the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Space Camp will again hold a silent auction. Items donated by individuals and corporations will be on display during the ceremony where people will be able to bid on them. But, just like in 2010, you don’t have to be present… Continue reading
As Space Camp proudly pointed out on their Twitter feed, Alabama Representative Mo Brooks congratulated Space Camp from the floor of the House of Representatives today.
In advance of Space Camp’s 30th Anniversary, The Huntsville Times has numerous articles and interviews regarding Space Camp. Today’s issue begins with and article bearing the front page heading, 30 years later, Space Camp is part of Huntsville’s DNA. Inside the paper, the “Business First” pullout section is entirely dedicated… Continue reading
The Huntsville Times mentioned in a blurb about the Space & Rocket Center’s ongoing bullet-related repairs that additional actors have signed on for “Space Warriors,” along with tentative shooting dates running from June 25 through the end of July. In addition to Thomas Horn, the Times article lists Greg Kinnear,… Continue reading
After some delay, SpaceX achieved orbit with their Falcon 9 rocket. Congratulations to the all of the hardworking individuals who made such an amazing feat possible. Next stop, The International Space Station!
The Huntsville Times has a video on their site of the glass being replaced at The Davidson Center. As you might recall, bullets pierced three of the windows two weeks ago. Despite the caption, a bullet did not put a hole in a section of the Saturn V. It merely… Continue reading
The final two inductees in the 2012 Space Camp Hall of Fame class were announced this morning live on national television. Marcia Lindstrom, Director of Education at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, accompanied by Astronaut Robert “Hoot” Gibson and Al Roker, surprised The Weather Channel’s Stephanie Abrams live on the… Continue reading
Ballots have long since been cast, and the 2012 Space Camp Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is little more than a month away! Today, two of the 2012 inductees were notified when they went to work this morning. That was easy enough, because they both work at the Johnson Space… Continue reading
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center noted this morning that, just before 10am CDT, “3 shots were fired into the Davidson Center, Saturn 5 hall.” Fortunately–and most importantly–no one was injured. Update: al.com has the story now. Update 2: WHNT has video online. Update 3: Over at CollectSpace, Robert has a very… Continue reading
