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
The date for the 2009 Space Camp Hall of Fame has been set! Mark your calendars for July 11, 2009. Nominations are currently being solicited at: http://www.spacecamp.com/details.php?cat=Hall&program=Nominations Additionally, Space Camp wants your suggestions with the planning! I have been critical in the past because the first Hall of Fame event… Continue reading
Konrad Dannenberg passed away this morning. Konrad Dannenberg was, of course, one of the original German rocket scientists to have come over from Peenemünde with Wernher von Braun shortly before the end of World War II. He was 96 years old and is survived by his wife, Jackie. The Huntsville… Continue reading
If you were unable to catch Hoot Gibson on “Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader” last night, you can watch the entire episode in your web browser at: http://www.fox.com/fod/play.php?sh=smarter
Hoot’s episode of “Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader” ended and he is no doubt disappointed. But was he wrong? Hoot made it all the way to the million dollar question. That question? “How many common factors do 28 and 32 have?” Hoot answered “two,” locked in his vote,… Continue reading
Five time shuttle astronaut and friend of Space Camp, Robert “Hoot” Gibson, will be competing for charity on the game show, “Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader,” tonight. I had the opportunity to speak with Hoot after his return from taping the episode of the show this past July… Continue reading
The 2008 Space Camp Hall of Fame webcast is now up online as a streaming video! The link to the video was just posted to the Alumni Page as follows: View the July 19, 2008 Hall of Fame induction ceremony … today. This video is approximately 3 hours in length… Continue reading
Well. Space Camp has yet to get the Hall of Fame ceremony video onto the internet for those that may have missed it, but that hasn’t stopped someone from posting the wonderful videos that were produced for each Hall of Fame inductee. Captain Phil Smith Oscar Holderer Lisa Devries Vincent… Continue reading
Some very lucky Space Academy trainees were able to go to Marshall Space Flight Center today to see a few Expedition 15 and Expedition 16 crew members. Flight Engineer Clayton Anderson, Flight Engineer Daniel Tani, and Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson were kind enough to spend some time with some… Continue reading
The new Space Camp Barbie dolls have finally been released! To get a glimpse of how the new dolls look (complete with their U.S. Space & Rocket Center T-Shirts), go visit the Space Camp Barbie Page on Space Camp’s website. Also on that page are links to video clips from… Continue reading
