Last month, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center successfully raised $71,340 to bring the Shuttle Training Aircraft to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. It was a campaign spearheaded by both the Space Center as well as the newly formed Space Camp Alumni Association and its corresponding Alumni Advisory Board…. Continue reading
If you watched the conclusion of season two of the TBS show King of the Nerds this past March, you will have seen contestant Kayla LaFrance bestowed the title, “King of the Nerds!” Kayla has many ties to Space Camp, being both an alumna and former counselor! She’s even a member of the… Continue reading
There’s a new Air Force add, Calling, that you might have seen on your television recently. The add highlights several in the Air Force, showing footage from their younger selves juxtaposed with their duties in the Air Force. One of them, Captain Cynthia Nogueras, is featured in what is unmistakably… Continue reading
The 2013 Space Camp Hall of Fame inductees have been chosen, but their induction date might be up in the air. While the 2013 Space Camp Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony had been scheduled for July 19, that date might have slipped to an as yet unknown future date. There… Continue reading
European Space Agency (ESA) Astronaut and Space Academy Level II alumnus Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) paid a visit to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center yesterday. Samantha was on her way from Europe to the Johnson Space Center to continue training for her very first space shot, currently slated for the… Continue reading
Space Camp kicked off their 30th anniversary this past Thursday evening with “Retro Night,” and a public viewing of SpaceCamp. Harry Winer, the film’s director, was unable to attend, but sent along a short video, played before the move, sending his best wishes and brief thoughts on the movie. After… Continue reading
In advance of Space Camp’s 30th Anniversary, The Huntsville Times has numerous articles and interviews regarding Space Camp. Today’s issue begins with and article bearing the front page heading, 30 years later, Space Camp is part of Huntsville’s DNA. Inside the paper, the “Business First” pullout section is entirely dedicated… 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
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
