Author Archives: Vincent

Popular comedy and satire news site The Onion just published a Space Camp related news story today! Click on the headline below to see it!

Aviation Challenge alumnus Jared Isaacman has been nominated by President-Elect Donald Trump to be the next Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration! The announcement came today as Mr. Isaacman posted the following to his X account: Isaacman, founder of the payment platform Shift4, rose to prominence as the… Continue reading →

It’s been quite a few years in the making, but today’s the day! Pathfinder is being hoisted back onto the stack in Shuttle Park! The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is live streaming the lift today! EDIT: According to the schedule, the actual lift won’t occur until tomorrow, with today… Continue reading →

The crew of the upcoming SpaceX mission Polaris Dawn was in Huntsville today to speak to Space Campers! The crew toured Space Camp before addressing campers in the brand-new Space Camp Operations Center. The team discussed their upcoming mission, including mission objectives. Space Camp / Aviation Challenge alumni Julia Lantos… Continue reading →

These four men will be inducted at the Space Camp Hall of Fame Dinner & Induction Ceremony on July 14, 2023. You can get your tickets by going to https://www.rocketcenter.com/SpaceCampReunion. Tickets to the dinner are $100, but $250 will get you the “All Access Pass” into the entire weekend’s slate… Continue reading →

This is technically old news, but I just noticed it recently and thought it was worth a mention. The “Lifetime Membership” option for the U.S. Space & Rocket Center has been on hiatus for a little over a year. The lifetime membership had been offered for $1,000 and first became… Continue reading →

Previously known as The Great Moonbuggy Race, the NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge is back after a global-pandemic-sized hiatus of four years! This will be the first rover competition since 2019. The competition starts tomorrow, Friday, April 21, 2023, and runs through Sunday. It is open to the public, so… Continue reading →

I just came across this sound bite from Amazon.com and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos and I thought it was worth sharing!