Huntsville Times – Space Camp Extravaganza

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Huntsville Times Front Page - June 03, 2012

In advance of Space Camp’s 30th Anniversary, The Huntsville Times has numerous articles and interviews regarding Space Camp.

Today’s issue begins with and article bearing the front page heading, 30 years later, Space Camp is part of Huntsville’s DNA.

Inside the paper, the “Business First” pullout section is entirely dedicated to Space Camp.

A very good showing, indeed!

“Space Warriors” Details Emerge

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The Huntsville Times mentioned in a blurb about the Space & Rocket Center’s ongoing bullet-related repairs that additional actors have signed on for “Space Warriors,” along with tentative shooting dates running from June 25 through the end of July.

In addition to Thomas Horn, the Times article lists Greg Kinnear, Terrence Howard, Trace Adkins, and Laura Linney as having signed onto the movie.

With what seems to be a pretty impressive cast list, it seems this movie might actually get taken seriously, title aside.

Good times are ahead, no doubt!

2012 Space Camp Hall of Fame – All Aboard

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The final two inductees in the 2012 Space Camp Hall of Fame class were announced this morning live on national television.

Marcia Lindstrom, Director of Education at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center,  accompanied by Astronaut Robert “Hoot” Gibson and Al Roker, surprised The Weather Channel’s Stephanie Abrams live on the air with the news that she had been chosen to be inducted into Space Camp Hall of Fame as an outstanding former alumnus of Space Camp.

After Hoot was done with his congratulations, Marcia then pivoted quickly to inform him that he too had been selected for this year’s induction ceremony!

Local members of the Space Camp Hall of Fame were on hand, as were Space Camp staff and counselors to provide support and congratulations to the newly announced inductees.

For your viewing pleasure, the clip is available at The Weather Channel:

 

The 2012 Space Camp Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony takes place on June 15, 2012 as part of the 30th Anniversary of Space Camp’s celebration weekend.  More details can be found–and tickets can be purchased–at Space Camp’s 30th Anniversary website.  See you there!

2012 Hall of Fame, 2 Announced

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Ballots have long since been cast, and the 2012 Space Camp Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is little more than a month away!

Today, two of the 2012 inductees were notified when they went to work this morning.  That was easy enough, because they both work at the Johnson Space Center!

Both were chosen in the Alumni category of the Hall of Fame:

  • Ed Van CiseEd Van Cise NASA Official Photo

 

  • Liz WarrenLiz Warren in front of Pad 39B

Ed is a Flight Director for the International Space Station, while Liz Warren is an Operations Lead for the ISS Medical Project.

You can get to know Ed better by reading his Twitter feed.  And Liz at her Twitter feed.

And good news travels fast!  Word of Liz and Ed’s notification even made its way into space!

Astronaut Don Pettit, from 150 miles up, made time to congratulate the two!

I think we can all echo Don’s sentiment, extending congratulations to Ed and Liz!  Well done!

“SpaceCamp 2” gets Official Title

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Citing this story over at deadline.com, The Huntsville Times is reporting that actor Thomas Horn, star of the recently overlooked but fantastic film, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, has landed the role in the upcoming Space Camp movie.

Space Warriors.

USSRC CEO Deborah was quoted in the article as saying that the script for Space Warriors is “intellectual” and “quite good.”

That remains to be seen of course.  Whether or not Space Warriors is any good shouldn’t matter too much though.  Featuring Space Camp in any movie–even a bad one–is certainly good for publicity.  After A Smile as Big as the Moon proved to be a good film both despite the fact and because it was filmed at Space Camp means Space Warriors has some pretty big shoes to fill.

Filming starts soon.