A story posted here at CNN.com and elaborated further in this story has Gene Cernan quoted as saying, “We need to give the kids, the teenagers, a piece of the action.” …No argument here! And how about college students! Don’t forget me…err..I mean them! The articles also mentioned Space Camp,… Continue reading
Infogames, the creators of the game, MoonBase Commander, currently have a contest running where you could win a trip to Space Camp/ASA/etc. In fact, not only do you win a trip, but you get to bring a guest as well! …you could always take your favorite Hab1.com webmaster! 😉 …Just… Continue reading
Enjoy them, with many thanks to the “carrier pigeon” that brought them to us!
Renovations to the Training Center Floor are almost complete, according to this press release from Space Camp. Among the improvements the TCF is seeing is a mock up of the International Space Station! A little further down the road are plans to enclose the TCF such that trainees on their… Continue reading
I reported a few days ago there were changes coming to ASA…the new program outline can be read here. They’ve changed the pilot track now…those in it will no longer be doing SCUBA. Instead, the pilots will go to Aviation Challenge for some additional training. I think this makes a… Continue reading
Some time ago, I started keeping track of hits received to the main page here at Hab1.com. In far less time than I might ever have expected, Hab1.com has received 10,000 hits to the homepage! This is the second milestone in just a few days, as the HabForum very recently… Continue reading
Long time visitors to Hab1.com may remember that in July 2001, I posted that the Enterprise sim and it’s MOCR would be receiving renovations that fall….And then everyone that came back from camp told me nothing had been done! Well, I’ve received word that Enterprise flight deck has just been… Continue reading
You really should think about actually applying! If you’ve been to Space Camp’s website recently, you may have seen a message stating there are currently 200 counselor positions available. …I waited a few days to see if it would change to 20 or something, but it hasn’t, and I guess… Continue reading
This just in! The Training Center Floor is currently undergoing some pretty major changes! Check out the pictures…notice any changes? (highlight below for the answer) Well, Columbia simulator has been completely dismantled (hence it’s not in these pictures anymore) and the Atlantis simulator has been rotated. Why, you may ask…well,… Continue reading
This story from News.com.au today reports that a nine-year-old boy in China was injured when debris fell from a discarded rocket that had launched a satellite into space (he’ll be fine though). …Sure makes one believe it was possible that a jackrabbit really was crushed when that oxygen tank from… Continue reading
