The ebay portion of the 2016 Hall of Fame auction has just started, and all of the items available for sale via ebay will be up by the end of the day tomorrow (Wednesday). Anything that doesn’t sell at the silent auction at the Induction Ceremony Saturday will be put… Continue reading
This past Sunday, on ABC’s second episode of the new $100,000 Pyramid show, a Science teacher named Kristen was asked what she would do if she won the $50,000 she was playing for, and Space Camp was brought into the conversation! While she ultimately went home with $19,000, I’m not… Continue reading
The last episode of this seasons’ acclaimed HBO news series, Vice, will feature footage and interviews shot at the Marshall Space Flight Center and Space Camp! The segment will center around the future of spaceflight and the ongoing public and private space efforts. The episode will begin airing on July 1, 2016… Continue reading
Joining Larry B. Scott to induct the SpaceCamp cast, the movie’s director, Harry Winer, will be on hand! Additionally, on Friday, July 15, at 6pm, Larry and Harry will sit for a very special screening of SpaceCamp, providing commentary for the duration of the movie. Afterwards, there will be a… Continue reading
It worked! Larry B. Scott will be coming back to Huntsville for this year’s SummerFest to help celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of SpaceCamp! And that’s not all! To celebrate the great service the movie has done for Space Camp over the last thirty years, the entire cast of SpaceCamp… Continue reading
Thirty years ago today, SpaceCamp went into theaters like a lion. That it went out like a lamb is incidental. The movie that would give a lot of kids the idea to go to Space Camp was released onto the world, and we’re all better for having seen it! The… Continue reading
International Space Camp 2016 is just around the corner! The Opening Ceremony is on July 9, 2016! And it’s already June! Whew! As we get closer to ISC, news organizations all over the world have long since started to write features and articles on those who have been selected to represent their respective… Continue reading
Today marks Mike Flachbart’s final day as an employee at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center / Space Camp. He retires after 29 years in its service, from a Space Camp counselor all the way up to Vice President of Global Operations. Mike sure has seen it all! He even… Continue reading
Some time ago–never mind how long precisely–Space Camp published their Astronaut visitation schedule for summer 2016. Here, duplicated in full, is that schedule: Astronaut May June July August Col. Ken Cameron 5, 6 2, 3 Capt. Wendy Lawrence 12, 13 11, 12 Col. Bob Springer 19, 20 9, 10 Capt…. Continue reading
…if you’re in Bulgaria. The U.S. Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria is now accepting applications, and they’re due on June 3rd, 2016! As usually, two students (usually one young man and one young woman) will be chosen along with an educator. Technically speaking, the application doesn’t explicitly say you need to be… Continue reading
