The 2009 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony introduced a new annual tradition to the event: an auction to benefit the Space Camp Scholarship Fund. Thanks to many generous donors and bidders, the auction was a resounding success. The only criticism that came out of it was that you had to… Continue reading
Teacher Frederik Gunther and students Eivind Roson and Nina Lisa Nordskag of Norway decided to get the audience involved this year by teaching the art of dance. Overall, I think it was very well received, even if the audience didn’t exactly pick up on all of the steps! I would… Continue reading
International Space Camp got off to a great start this evening with its annual opening ceremony! International Space Camp 2010 has officially begun! Here I present to you the opening procession. Enjoy!
Students and teachers have flown all over the world to a sleepy mill town, Huntsville, Alabama for a week at Space Camp! International Space Camp begins this evening with the opening ceremony is scheduled for 5pm in the Davidson Center Theater. As always, delegates from each country will do some… Continue reading
The seventh annual Space Exploration Celebration (counting the first six Apollo / Saturn V Reunion events, before the renaming) was a great success this past Friday evening. Thanks to recent events, the requisite “State of the Union” of NASA/MSFC was not as depressing as it could have been. Marshall Space… Continue reading
Tonight I went cruising by Space Camp’s website, looking for a digital copy of the 2010 brochure, as I have yet to get hold of a hard copy for the year. Boy was I disappointed to find this sorry excuse of a program guide. It’s a tri-fold brochure, effectively two… Continue reading
I’m definitely behind on this one, so you may know already, but Space Camp has officially released the names of each of the four who will be inducted into the Space Camp Hall of Fame. A short bio has been given as well for each person and is reprinted here…. Continue reading
The Space Exploration Celebration, formally known as the Apollo / Saturn V Reunion, will be held in two weeks on July 16, 2010! Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online or at the Space & Rocket Center (or at the Marshall Exchange Shop if you have access to MSFC)…. Continue reading
After a year of hype, hoopla, pomp, and promotion, Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination has finally arrived at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. Thanks to one wonderful staffer at the Space & Rocket Center (you know who you are), I was able to go through the exhibit today… Continue reading
What unfortunately couldn’t be done last year has now been confirmed for this year! Max-Q, the intrepid band of astronaut musicians, will perform at the 2010 Space Camp Hall of Fame Ceremony. Though it is a shame that there will be no alumni camp this year to provide a great… Continue reading
