The Tranquility Base Rendezvous event seems to have sold out, as tickets are no longer available. It’s a shame Neil Armstrong wouldn’t let the Space Center eke out a meager amount of money from the event. Nevertheless, Neil Armstrong is coming and that in and of itself is a very… Continue reading
I first saw this over at Sprocketeers, but the Huntsville Times has an expanded story about the recent layoff involving USSRC curator, Irene Wilhite and her son, Jamie. The rumor about those two was, it appears, true. If nothing else, the comments at the foot of the article are interesting.
There are some big shake-ups over at the USSRC. Rumors currently circulating say that three pink slips have been handed out. The first two are to U.S. Space & Rocket Center curator Irene Willhite and her son, James Willhite, exhibit coordinator at the USSRC. Finally, Mike Kelly, Vice President of… Continue reading
Sprocketeers is reporting that a layoff that could affect as many as sixteen USSRC staff members is in the works. Word has it that layoffs could start as early as today, and reach into next week. Between some financial struggles going on as well as the natural reordering processes that… Continue reading
The USSRC has come back with a $150 per ticket cost for the Tranquility Base Rendezvous. If you want to see Neil Armstrong, this is a wonderful opportunity! Tickets are back on sale at the Space Camp Store. As of this writing, there are 119 tickets left, and they can… Continue reading
It has made the rounds that the annual Gala dinner, originally scheduled for February 18, has been cancelled. Who cares? Neil Armstrong is coming instead! The original moonwalker, himself, will be at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center on February 3, 2011. An email originally went out this morning (you… Continue reading
When Space Camp Florida was up and going, campers stayed in a habitat facility that was modeled after Habitat 1. In the years since Space Camp Florida’s closure, this Habitat had been sitting empty, its better days long behind it. CollectSpace forum member AFGAS posted several pictures showing that the… Continue reading
It is official. The U.S. Space & Rocket Center has a new CEO in Dr. Deborah Barnhart. Wes Lyons was once again on hand to document the event, with his notes of today’s meeting available at sprocketeers.org, specifically these posts. Local news station WAFF also has a brief overview of… Continue reading
The Huntsville Times is reporting that the Executive Committee of the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission (ASSEC) Executive Committee voted unanimously to submit a job offer for the position of Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center to Dr. Deborah Edwards Barnhart. Dr. Barnhart was the director… Continue reading
It has been an interesting day today. This morning, there was an article on al.com revealing that when it was announced in August that U.S. Space & Rocket Center CEO Larry Capps would be retiring, that wasn’t quite true: When the meeting was over, then-chair Dorothy Davidson and Capps met… Continue reading
