The International Space Camp participants all performed wonderfully at the Opening Ceremonies for International Space Camp 2009 that was held yesterday evening. Over the course of the next week, while the kids and teachers enjoy their week at Space Camp, I’ll be posting some of my favorite performances from the… Continue reading
International Space Camp 2009 started off with a bang last night as twenty countries from around the world introduced themselves in the Davidson Center 3D Theater. Noticeably absent from this year’s festivities were several teams. Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, South Korea, and England have all had delegations in prior years…. Continue reading
International Space Camp 2009 begins this weekend! Already students and teachers from around the world are en route, and kids and teachers from all over the world will be descending upon the U.S. Space & Rocket Center by Saturday Morning. No doubt the fine staff of Space Camp and the… Continue reading
One of the highlights of this year’s Reunion Weekend is a silent auction that will benefit the Space Camp Scholarship Fund. All of the items up for auction can be seen on this site, and the list of goodies is as follows: A Space Camp Flight Suite, Autographed by William… Continue reading
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
