The Shuttle “Rocketed” Our World event was held this evening at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center to commemorate those who worked on the program and celebrate the legacy left by the worlds first reusable spacecraft. The turnout for the event was the best I have seen in some time…. Continue reading
In conjunction with the Marshall Space Flight Center, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center will host the “Space Shuttle ‘Rocketed’ our World” event this Saturday, August 20, 2011. The event will run from 6pm to 10pm and a mere five bucks will buy you a drink, chips, and a hot… Continue reading
Results are in for the 2011 Space Camp Hall of Fame inductees. Though there weren’t enough votes for any one person in the “Friend” category, two alumni and one former staff member have made the cut. Nevertheless, congratulations are in order to Dr. Valerie Meyers, Lt. Col. Burke Hare III,… Continue reading
ISC 2011, the twentieth International Space Camp, comes to a close today. But the opening ceremony was the best in recent memory. And I have it pretty much in its entirety for your enjoyment! The Parade of Nations into the Davidson Center 3D Theatre officially marked the beginning of the… Continue reading
Don’t forget about the Falling to Earth book launch event being held today at the Air & Space Museum! If you can’t be there in person, you can tune in at 11:00AM EDT and watch! And don’t forget to head on over to its Facebook page and “Like” the book if you… Continue reading
Physics teacher Arthur Elsener along with student Jon Zehnder play a game of Swiss charades with the audience. Then they teach the audience what I can only hope is a dirty word in Switzerland.
After having to sleep in the Washinton Dulles International Airport, the Austria contingent made it safely to Huntsville with enough time to spare to be able to give a charming introduction to their home country at the 2011 International Space Camp Opening Ceremony.
Francis French, Space Camp Hall of Fame inductee and author of the books Into that Silent See and In the Shadow of the Moon, has a new one coming out! Having no doubt been impressed with his previous works, Apollo astronaut Al Worden got Francis to help him out with… Continue reading
Next up on my list of favorite presentations from the International Space Camp 2011 Opening Ceremony is Singapore. Teacher Ya Qin Er and students Zhixin Nathanael Wong and Hang Su discuss Singapore’s culture–or lack thereof–as well as why chewing gum is unavailable.
The video used by the Norwegian contingent can be viewed on its own in its entirety, if you want to see it again!
