After some delay, SpaceX achieved orbit with their Falcon 9 rocket. Congratulations to the all of the hardworking individuals who made such an amazing feat possible. Next stop, The International Space Station!
The Huntsville Times has a video on their site of the glass being replaced at The Davidson Center. As you might recall, bullets pierced three of the windows two weeks ago. Despite the caption, a bullet did not put a hole in a section of the Saturn V. It merely… Continue reading
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… Continue reading
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… Continue reading
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center noted this morning that, just before 10am CDT, “3 shots were fired into the Davidson Center, Saturn 5 hall.” Fortunately–and most importantly–no one was injured. Update: al.com has the story now. Update 2: WHNT has video online. Update 3: Over at CollectSpace, Robert has a very… Continue reading
The annual Great Moonbuggy Race is underway right now at the Space & Rocket Center! If you are able, I highly recommend making it out to see it for yourself today or tomorrow! You can also see a live broadcast on the MSFC Ustream channel.
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… Continue reading
Nominations for the sixth annual Space Camp Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony are due in one week! If you have someone in mind, or think you might have someone in mind, head on over to the Space Camp Hall of Fame website. On the site, you can read up on… Continue reading
Over the course of many years, the Vazzo family has managed to bring the total number of Space Camp sessions attended collectively to 8. The Duggar family has bested us by 11 (13, if you count the parents). And it only took them a week! Tune in on Tuesday to… Continue reading
Alabama Gives Day! In an effort to raise money for many worthy non-profits in the great state of Alabama, has declared today as “Alabama Gives Day.” If A Smile as Big as the Moon showed us anything, it’s that there are plenty of worthy kids that can’t make it to… Continue reading
