What was supposed to be a ceremonious 30th anniversary year at Aviation Challenge has instead turned to one of sorrow. All Aviation Challenge Sessions have been cancelled for 2020. This will be the first summer since 1989 not to see any Aviation Challenge sessions.
COVID-19 has hit every individual, business, and charity hard, and even Space Camp has not been spared. In order to anything and everything possible, The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is launching their “Failure is Not an Option” campaign. If you are able, please consider donating at https://www.gospaceeducation.org/alumni
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s CEO, Dr. Deborah Barnhart, will be stepping down from her position at the end of 2019 to “pursue other opportunities.” There was extensive media coverage from within Huntsville news media: WHNT 19: CEO of Space & Rocket Center stepping down Sprocketeers: BARNHART TO STEP… Continue reading
The 2019 Hall of Fame went off splendidly this past Saturday night, with three new inductees having been inducted in the Space Camp Hall of Fame! Wally Funk, Casey Harris (of X Ambassadors fame), Virgin Galactic’s Beth Moses, and Astronaut Christina Koch were welcomed into the ranks of the Hall… Continue reading
Dr. Georg von Tiesenhausen passed away in the late evening of Sunday, June 3, 2018. He was 104 years old. One of the original scientists to come over to America with Dr. Wernher von Braun, Dr. von T helped get America to the moon. More importantly, he was a great friend… Continue reading
SpaceCamp is finally getting a Blu-Ray release! September 26, 2017 is the day! And it’s available for preorder at Amazon! The distributor of the film, Kino Lorber, was kind enough to send me an advance copy of the film, and I am here to give you my thoughts! The short… Continue reading
Two weeks ago, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey was on hand at Tthe Space & Rocket Center to announce a staggering $10 million grant to Space Camp to provide the initial funding for a new cyber security camp! The money will presumably be used to fund new facilities to help facilitate… Continue reading
Atlantis may be gone, but there’s a new capsule simulator in the floor at Space Camp! The new capsule can be seen on the left side of the photo, on the opposite side of the Training Center Floor from the other space capsule simulator, seen on the far right side… Continue reading
Atlantis has flown her last mission. Yesterday, Space Camp made the following post to their facebook page: And so ends a very long era. Atlantis came to Space Camp in 1986, after its use in SpaceCamp the movie had finished. Farewell, Atlantis. You were a good ship. You did your namesake… Continue reading
In the midst of all of the stories and reporting regarding President Trump’s Executive Order banning certain individuals from entering the United States, one human interest story involving Space Camp came to light. Pouya Ghadirian, a 15-year-old with dual-Australian-Iranian citizenship, was planning on going to Space Camp this March, but the… Continue reading
