The U.S. Space & Rocket Center finally has a new CEO, and today is her first official day on the job! What was intended to be completed by early 2020 was sidetracked by COVID for a year! Speaking of, kudos to Louie Ramirez. The man retired from the CFO position… Continue reading
20 years! It seems like just yesterday I was celebrating 10 years! How time flies. Ten years ago, I said “It’s important that we stay engaged with Space Camp through the good times and the bad. Space Camp’s most difficult challenges likely still lie ahead.” I didn’t realize how true… Continue reading
As mentioned in yesterday’s post, Blue Origin–more specifically Club for Future, Blue Origin’s nonprofit to promote STEM careers–showed a video of their tour of Space Camp during Blue’s NS-14 launch coverage. They have posted the video of the tour separately to their YouTube channel now:
During Blue Origin’s broadcast of their launch efforts today, Blue showed a segment shot at Space Camp! At the end of the tour, they mentioned that a set of Space Camp wings were attached to the flight suit of their astronaut stand-in, Mannequin Skywalker. The live stream of their New… Continue reading
The annual Summerfest celebration and corresponding Space Camp Hall of Fame sadly had to be canceled this year due to the coronavirus. To make up for that, and to raise badly needed funds for Space Camp, the Space Camp Alumni Foundation is hosting the Space Camp Alumni Virtualfest throughout the… Continue reading
Space Camp needs $1.5 million dollars within the next three months or it might cease to exist. That’s the message that was delivered by Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission chairman John Nerger this past Tuesday in a press conference to kick off the launch of SaveSpaceCamp.com, Space Camp’s GoFundMe campaign…. Continue reading
What was supposed to be a ceremonious 30th anniversary year at Aviation Challenge has instead turned to one of sorrow. All Aviation Challenge Sessions have been cancelled for 2020. This will be the first summer since 1989 not to see any Aviation Challenge sessions.
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center opened to members this morning for the first time in nearly three months. Despite the dreary weather and light showers, a number of people were in line at 10am sharp! There was quite a bit of cleaning going on. Employees were all wearing masks… Continue reading
It has been some time since I have updated the HabFiles section of this website. I haven’t stopped collecting artifacts from Space Camp’s past, but I’ve been woefully inept at sharing them! That is a trend I hope to reverse starting today! I recently got hold of a 1983 Space… Continue reading
As The U.S. Space & Rocket Center prepares to open its doors at the end of the week, they have sent out an email and updated their website to provide additional information about the reopening process. Highlights: Admission has been reduced by 50% to $13 The simulators are closed to… Continue reading
