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
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
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
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
