Space Camp needs $1.5 million dollars within the next three months or it might cease to exist. That’s the message that was delivered by Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission chairman John Nerger this past Tuesday in a press conference to kick off the launch of SaveSpaceCamp.com, Space Camp’s GoFundMe campaign…. Continue reading
Last October, I caught sight of the Space Camp logo we all know and love morphing into a new logo we weren’t so familiar with and the words, “Prepare for New Beginnings 2013” emblazoned below it. The new logo was presented at the end of a Space Camp promo video that had… Continue reading
Viewing the news from at home or abroad, it would be easy to get the impression that things in Huntsville are worse than they are. While it’s certainly true that some have had there lives absolutely devastated from the tornadoes, most of us are just bored. Thankfully, water and sewage… Continue reading
While we’re celebrating anniversaries here at hab1, I’m embarrassed to admit that I allowed 2010 to pass without noting that Aviation Challenge turned 20! Though Space Camp has always been my favorite thing, I understand quite clearly what a great program Aviation Challenge truly is. The new Space & Rocket… Continue reading
10 years! 3,652 days! 87,649 hours! 5,259,000 minutes! 315,500,000 seconds! Hab1 has been around a while! It’s been a very interesting ten years! I would like to thank everyone that’s visited over the past decade. I would especially like to thank everyone who has contributed to the HabForum. I have… 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
Al Whitaker, Media Relations Director at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, saw my post from yesterday critiquing the Space Center for mixing politics into its social media efforts and has swiftly taken action to rectify the situation! As requested, here is his response, reposted here in full: Vince, Touché!… Continue reading
If you haven’t noticed, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center has been getting into Social Media in a much bigger way than in years past. I dare say they’re beginning to embrace it. I might even go out on a limb and state that the powers-that-be might have figured out… Continue reading
Planning for the 3rd Annual Space Camp Hall of Fame Ceremony is currently underway and it looks like it’s finally going to be what I always hoped for. Namely, a fun, relatively casual affair with good food, good music, and good Space Camp company, with little concern for superficial formalities…. Continue reading
The dinner was great, and the first alumni session is going WONDERFULLY. Area 51 just happened. This was my first time on the new course! It is excellent. The old one was great and this one is even better! But now I have to get back into the thick of… Continue reading
