It’s been just a few days north of a year since the Space & Rocket Center’s very first crowdsourcing campaign, Land a Shuttle Training Aircraft at the Space & Rocket Center, successfully raised $71,340 from 307 donors on Indiegogo in an effort to bring a Shuttle Training Aircraft to the Space &… Continue reading
Oscar Holderer, member of Wernher von Braun’s team, died today, May 5, 2015. He was 95 years old. Oscar was a great friend to Space Camp over the years, for it was he who designed many of the simulators in use at Space Camp, including the 1/6 Chair, 5DF, and… Continue reading
A few lucky campers are going to get to train like an Astronaut by an Astronaut! No, it’s not Andie or Zach Bergstrom, it’s better! With five Space Shuttle missions under his belt, a Space Camp Hall of Fame induction, time as a Southwest pilot, Naval Aviator, and former Cheif Astronaut, Robert “Hoot” Gibson… Continue reading
New year, new crew trainers! Tonight saw the induction of several dozen excited new individuals into the ranks of counselordom! I had the privilege of attending the auspicious occasion, joined by Space Camp Hall of Fame inductees Burke Hare and Dr. Michelle Thaller! It’s always exciting to see a new… Continue reading
Due by December 15, scholarship applications are now being accepted! You and/or your child can apply over at http://www.spacecamp.com/apply Additionally, there is a program for educators, STEMcon, run in cooperation with the Marshall Space Flight Center for teachers who teach in Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, or Tennessee. STEMcon applications are due… Continue reading
This past weekend, Space Camp hosted a tweetup for some lucky folks! Give twitter a search for #STSC2 and you can look at all the great posts from what must surely have been a very exciting evening! Nearer and dearer to my heart, there was an alumni team at Adult… Continue reading
SCIVIS (Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students) kicks off today, with 205 students from 24 U.S. states and 11 countries! This year SCIVIS reaches the quarter century mark! For the past 25 years, Space Camp has been offered to visually impaired kids through the tireless efforts of their teachers, Space… Continue reading
Some very lucky Space Campers were able to go visit the Marshall Space Flight Center yesterday to hear Astronauts Richard Mastracchio and Michael Hopkins speak about their recent trips to the International Space Station. Michael Hopkins was a Flight Engineer for Expeditions 37 & 38, while Mastracchio served as a Flight Engineer… Continue reading
You no doubt saw The Onion satirize NASA a few weeks ago by talking about Space Camp’s new more realistic NASA simulation! Here’s the link, for those who may have missed it. I think the funniest part is the realization that The Onion actually fact checks their work, given that Deborah… Continue reading
Yesterday, I had the privilege of attending the graduation ceremony for this year’s crop of summer counselors! In all, 50-some new crew trainers have earned their wings! And today is the first day they are full-fledged Crew Trainers! This summer’s training session saw crew trainers for nearly all programs. Here… Continue reading
