Alabama Gives Day! In an effort to raise money for many worthy non-profits in the great state of Alabama, has declared today as “Alabama Gives Day.” If A Smile as Big as the Moon showed us anything, it’s that there are plenty of worthy kids that can’t make it to… Continue reading
Watching “A Smile as Big as the Moon,” you no doubt saw that the 1988 Space Camp brochure acted as the initial catalyst to start Coach Kersjes and his kids on their marvelous adventure. But this isn’t what the 1988 brochure looked like: The brochure was, in fact, a full… Continue reading
After showings in Houston, Grand Rapids, MI, and Los Angeles, the Smile as Big as the Moon premiere train made another successful stop in Huntsville last night. And, oh, what a night! They rolled out the red carpet, and Huntsville showed up! The event was a fine, fancy evening. Attendess to the… Continue reading
Wes Lyons attended the LA premiere of A Smile as Big as the Moon and has a blog post up about it now over at his site. Again, as a reminder, the Huntsville premiere is this evening. Though the link to the Space Camp Store to buy a ticket seems… Continue reading
Mike Flachbart, Vice President of Center Operations, posted a fantastic photo to his twitter feed. An impressive six members of the Space Camp Hall of Fame live in the Houston area, and every single one of them made it out to the Houston Smile premiere last Friday night! Update: As… Continue reading
A Smile as Big as the Moon sees its LA premiere this evening. Wes Lyons is out there, so here’s to hoping to see coverage of the event on his site real soon! Other members of the Huntsville local media are out for the event as well. WAAY has sent… Continue reading
Though filming occurred in October, A Smile as Big as the Moon is ready for its premiere. The movie will show on January 29 at 9pm EST on ABC. And a trailer has been posted: You can visit Space Camp’s web page for the movie to find premieres… Continue reading
Kaya Tuncer, founder of Space Camp Turkey, passed away on January 7, 2012. He was 74 years old.
Space Camp is participating in Black Friday this year with their own Hab-Buster special! At 12:01am (CST, presumably), the first 8 people to book a Space Camp or Aviation Challenge week online will get it for $499. After the first 8 are sold, you can book through November 28 for $749…. Continue reading
It’s no secret that the Space & Rocket Center has had some financial issues as of late. Numerous staff have been laid off or transferred to temporary employees to save money. Some additional relief has just been found as the City of Huntsville is giving the Space & Rocket Center $250,000 to… Continue reading
