Today marks Mike Flachbart’s final day as an employee at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center / Space Camp. He retires after 29 years in its service, from a Space Camp counselor all the way up to Vice President of Global Operations. Mike sure has seen it all! He even… Continue reading
Some time ago–never mind how long precisely–Space Camp published their Astronaut visitation schedule for summer 2016. Here, duplicated in full, is that schedule: Astronaut May June July August Col. Ken Cameron 5, 6 2, 3 Capt. Wendy Lawrence 12, 13 11, 12 Col. Bob Springer 19, 20 9, 10 Capt…. Continue reading
…if you’re in Bulgaria. The U.S. Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria is now accepting applications, and they’re due on June 3rd, 2016! As usually, two students (usually one young man and one young woman) will be chosen along with an educator. Technically speaking, the application doesn’t explicitly say you need to be… Continue reading
The 80s theme of this year’s Space Camp Summer Fest stems entirely from the fact that this year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the release of SpaceCamp into theaters. As part of the celebration, there will be screenings of the movie throughout the weekend. It would be a very special… Continue reading
The third and final inductee into the 2016 Space Camp Hall of Fame class, the ceremony to be held as part of the 2016 Space Camp Summer Fest, is none other than Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides! A Space Camp alum, George oversees the day-to-day development and construction of both the… Continue reading
Hot off the presses, Space Camp has just released the second individual who will be inducted at this year’s Space Camp Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, part of the 2016 Space Camp Summer Fest! Jason Hopkins of Masten Space Systems! And before working business development at Masten, Jason spent all kinds… Continue reading
The 2016 Space Camp Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, part of Space Camp Summer Fest 2016, is just around the corner! Today, the very first inductee was announced! Amy Kaminski, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Chief Scientist at NASA! Before NASA, Amy spent time working at the Office of Management… Continue reading
Last night on ABC, season 3, episode 22 of The Goldbergs aired and featured Space Camp throughout the episode! A show set in the 80s, this episode started off with the main Goldberg child at the movies with his friends watching SpaceCamp and Jinx! If you have a cable package,… Continue reading
My initial impression upon seeing the new Space Camp T-Shirt from Homage, an Ohio clothing retailer that “turns back the clock with shout outs to eclectic moments and personalities in sports, music, politics, and popular culture,” was to wonder why on Earth anyone would want to buy the very same T-Shirt… Continue reading
The annual NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge Tomorrow and Saturday (formally The Great Moonbuggy Race) begins tomorrow and runs through Saturday at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center! The race begins at 7am both days! Come early! It’s a pretty exciting thing to check out! Students from around the world… Continue reading
