The summer season is well under way and the only 12 day Mach III session at Aviation Challenge is about to get underway. The space side of the house most definitely dropped the ball this year when they decided not to hold a 12 day Advanced Academy session, so this… Continue reading
Details are up in spades for the Alumni Weekend this July! And I am going back to camp! Space Camp has put together a great overview of the Hall of Fame weekend including the schedule for the Adult Alumni Space Academy session. Like last year, the camp will only be… Continue reading
Space Camp is currently holding a contest to help them “Re-name the Reunion.” You can view the press release in its entirety, but here’s the gist: To submit your idea, visit www.spacecamp.com/reunion. Nominations are being accepted now through June 5, 2009. Saturn V Executive Committee members will select five names… Continue reading
The list of the new class of Space Camp Hall of Fame inductees has been released! The official press release will no doubt be up soon, but here are the names with details and photos to follow soon!: Friend of SPACE CAMP Jim Allan – Austin, TX Former Employee Jerry… Continue reading
At some point in the mid-80s, Space Camp was featured on the show, Reading Rainbow. Specifically, the episode was entitled “Let’s Go,” and Space Camp had a 3.5 minute segment on that episode. I’ve gotten hold of that episode and posted the segment for your viewing pleasure. It’s fairly interesting… Continue reading
Unfortunately, it seems MAX-Q will not be able to come to Space Camp and perform for the 2009. So this is not the turn of events we were all hoping for. But, as it went last year and the year before that, there is always next year. And the Hall… Continue reading
Gadget blog Gizmodo published an article yesterday entitled, Confessions of a Space Camp Alum. Wilson Rothman details his Space Camp mis-adventure from way back in 1986. It’s always fascinating to read about and see pictures from Space Camps of years gone by, so I encourage you to check out the… Continue reading
Space Camp will be featured on the TLC show, Little People Big World tonight! Be sure to check your local listings to catch it, or catch it when they re-air it. Here’s the promo:
Robert “Hoot” Gibson, great friend to Space Camp, is featured in the April/May issue of the always-wonderful Smithsonian Air & Space Magazine! The highlight of the article is best summed up in the title of the article: “The Man Who’s Flown Everything.” It’s a really nice article and gives some… Continue reading
Planning for the 3rd Annual Space Camp Hall of Fame Ceremony is currently underway and it looks like it’s finally going to be what I always hoped for. Namely, a fun, relatively casual affair with good food, good music, and good Space Camp company, with little concern for superficial formalities…. Continue reading
