Shuttle Celebration Saturday

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In conjunction with the Marshall Space Flight Center, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center will host the “Space Shuttle ‘Rocketed’ our World” event this Saturday, August 20, 2011.

The event will run from 6pm to 10pm and a mere five bucks will buy you a drink, chips, and a hot dog, as well as provide access to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center for the evening.  In addition to the Center’s normal offerings, live music and other entertainment will be available.

More information is available on the Marshall Facebook page for the event, and tickets can be purchased at the Space Camp Store.

Also don’t forget the Salute to the Shuttle Program will be held the following Friday.  NASA Administrator and former astronaut Charles Bolden will be in attendance!

2011 Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

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Results are in for the 2011 Space Camp Hall of Fame inductees.

Though there weren’t enough votes for any one person in the “Friend” category, two alumni and one former staff member have made the cut.

Nevertheless, congratulations are in order to Dr. Valerie Meyers, Lt. Col. Burke Hare III, and Dr. Michelle Thaller.

Be sure to come see their induction into the Space Camp Hall of Fame at the Salute to the Space Shuttle Program on August 26, 2011.

Tickets for the event are a very reasonable $20 and can be purchased here.

Former Staff

  • Dr. Valerie Meyers

2011 Hall of Fame - Valerie Meyers

Alumni

  • Lt. Col. Burke Hare III

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  • Dr. Michelle Thaller

2011 Hall of Fame - Michelle Thaller

And That’s the Way it Was – ISC 2011 Opening Ceremony

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ISC 2011, the twentieth International Space Camp, comes to a close today.  But the opening ceremony was the best in recent memory.  And I have it pretty much in its entirety for your enjoyment!


The Parade of Nations into the Davidson Center 3D Theatre officially marked the beginning of the ceremony.  Dr. Deborah Barnhart made her first ISC Opening Ceremony remarks as CEO of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center.

Astronaut Robert “Hoot” Gibson, friend of Space Camp and all around magnanimous man, again had some wonderful remarks for the newly arrived visitors to our foreign lands.

The National Teachers of the Year began the introductions.  As usual, an eclectic array of costumes were on display to help each teacher show off some feature of his or her state or territory.

The Austria contingent began the international leg of the ceremony.

After Austria, the groups went as follows:

Unfortunately, it seems flight troubles kept Greece and The Netherlands from arriving in time to give their presentations.

Mike Flachbart, Vice President of Operations, gave a reading of the proclamation from the Governor of the State of Alabama to officially open International Space Camp 2011.  This ended the ceremony and gave the teachers and students a chance to try some good ol’ Southern barbecue!

After dinner, Teacher of the Year Michelle Shearer provided some nice after dinner remarks to all of the students and teachers in the room.

And that’s the way it was at the 2011 International Space Camp Opening Ceremony, held on July 23, 2011.

Fall to Earth Today

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Falling to Earth Book CoverDon’t forget about the Falling to Earth book launch event being held today at the Air & Space Museum!

If you can’t be there in person, you can tune in at 11:00AM EDT and watch!

And don’t forget to head on over to its Facebook page and “Like” the book if you do in fact like the book or even just Al Worden or Apollo 15!  It happened now-minus-40-years-ago!

Again, all of the details for the event as well as access to the web feed can be found on the Event Page.

Fall to Earth

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Falling to Earth Book CoverFrancis French, Space Camp Hall of Fame inductee and author of the books Into that Silent See and In the Shadow of the Moon, has a new one coming out!

Having no doubt been impressed with his previous works, Apollo astronaut Al Worden got Francis to help him out with his memoir, Falling to Earth, which was launched today.

To celebrate the release, as well as the 40th anniversary of Al’s Apollo 15 launch, The Smithsonian Air & Space Museum is hosting a book signing and talk.

If you’re going to be in Washington D.C. on Friday, stop by and say hello to Francis and Al!

The event itself is free.

The book talk with Al Worden will start at 11:00AM EDT.  If you’re not able to attend in person, the talk itself will be broadcast over the internet.

Visit the Event Page to access the webcast on Friday or any time before Friday to get the full schedule of events.

And if you like the book, you can head on over to its Facebook page and “Like” the book!