It has been an interesting day today. This morning, there was an article on al.com revealing that when it was announced in August that U.S. Space & Rocket Center CEO Larry Capps would be retiring, that wasn’t quite true: When the meeting was over, then-chair Dorothy Davidson and Capps met… Continue reading
Local Huntsville news station WAFF48 is reporting that Larry Capps, CEO of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center has announced his intention to retire from that position. The very brief announcement states that he will remain CEO until a new CEO is hired.
The seventh annual Space Exploration Celebration (counting the first six Apollo / Saturn V Reunion events, before the renaming) was a great success this past Friday evening. Thanks to recent events, the requisite “State of the Union” of NASA/MSFC was not as depressing as it could have been. Marshall Space… Continue reading
The Space Exploration Celebration, formally known as the Apollo / Saturn V Reunion, will be held in two weeks on July 16, 2010! Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online or at the Space & Rocket Center (or at the Marshall Exchange Shop if you have access to MSFC)…. Continue reading
What unfortunately couldn’t be done last year has now been confirmed for this year! Max-Q, the intrepid band of astronaut musicians, will perform at the 2010 Space Camp Hall of Fame Ceremony. Though it is a shame that there will be no alumni camp this year to provide a great… 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
With the conclusion of the opening ceremonies, tomorrow begins the NASA Great Moonbuggy Race of 2010! Once again, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center will be host to teams of high school and college students from all around the country and the world! As usual, the high school teams will… Continue reading
Alabama’s current governor, Bob Riley, is currently soliciting applications and recommendations for those that want to serve on or recommend someone to serve on a number of state agency boards, the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission amongst them. The Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission is the state owned organization that… Continue reading
One of the highlights of this year’s Reunion Weekend is a silent auction that will benefit the Space Camp Scholarship Fund. All of the items up for auction can be seen on this site, and the list of goodies is as follows: A Space Camp Flight Suite, Autographed by William… Continue reading
