Wes Lyons attended the LA premiere of A Smile as Big as the Moon and has a blog post up about it now over at his site. Again, as a reminder, the Huntsville premiere is this evening. Though the link to the Space Camp Store to buy a ticket seems… Continue reading
Mike Flachbart, Vice President of Center Operations, posted a fantastic photo to his twitter feed. An impressive six members of the Space Camp Hall of Fame live in the Houston area, and every single one of them made it out to the Houston Smile premiere last Friday night! Update: As… Continue reading
A Smile as Big as the Moon sees its LA premiere this evening. Wes Lyons is out there, so here’s to hoping to see coverage of the event on his site real soon! Other members of the Huntsville local media are out for the event as well. WAAY has sent… Continue reading
Though filming occurred in October, A Smile as Big as the Moon is ready for its premiere. The movie will show on January 29 at 9pm EST on ABC. And a trailer has been posted: You can visit Space Camp’s web page for the movie to find premieres… Continue reading
Kaya Tuncer, founder of Space Camp Turkey, passed away on January 7, 2012. He was 74 years old.
Space Camp is participating in Black Friday this year with their own Hab-Buster special! At 12:01am (CST, presumably), the first 8 people to book a Space Camp or Aviation Challenge week online will get it for $499. After the first 8 are sold, you can book through November 28 for $749…. Continue reading
It’s no secret that the Space & Rocket Center has had some financial issues as of late. Numerous staff have been laid off or transferred to temporary employees to save money. Some additional relief has just been found as the City of Huntsville is giving the Space & Rocket Center $250,000 to… Continue reading
All the way back in 2002, you may remember that I reviewed the book, A Smile as Big as the Moon, a wonderful story about a group of special needs kids who manage to get themselves to Space Camp despite internal and external obstacles. My book report ended with the… Continue reading
On Friday, the Space & Rocket Center laid off five employees this past Friday and converted seven more from full-time to part-time or temporary positions. It is reported this will save the Center $500,000 in the new fiscal year. The layoffs were reported on Friday by the Huntsville Times. Visit… Continue reading
As of this posting time, 12-day ASA is filled with a waiting list to boot! Aviation Challenge still has one spot remaining. If you’re interested, eligible, and reading this, call right now!
