Konrad Dannenberg passed away this morning. Konrad Dannenberg was, of course, one of the original German rocket scientists to have come over from Peenemünde with Wernher von Braun shortly before the end of World War II. He was 96 years old and is survived by his wife, Jackie. The Huntsville… Continue reading
Couldn’t justify spending $150 for a ticket to the Apollo Anniversary Gala? No worries! You can still see it live over the web! From Al Whitaker, the Media Relations Director at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, here’s how it’s going to go: For those of you sitting in front… Continue reading
The US Space & Rocket Center and Space Camp are featured on this week’s episode of Penn & Teller’s show, Bull…something! Now, if you’ve ever seen the show, you’ll know that they mercilessly attack whatever the topic of the week is. This week the show is about NASA. But, being… Continue reading
It will no doubt come as a great relief to many to find out that work is currently underway to repair Pathfinder. Here are some shots taken yesterday that show how they’ve taped off the entirety of Shuttle Park and that they have equipment and manpower on the task.
Space Camp has posted video from the Good Morning America spots onto their YouTube page. Good stuff! Take a gander, if you weren’t able (read: awake) to watch! The opening: The rest: The Good Morning America spot no doubt provided Space Camp (and Dreamland Barbecue) with great exposure that will… Continue reading
Space Camp sent out an email to let people know that our Saturn V will be featured on Good Morning America tomorrow morning as one of the “7 Wonders of America.” From the email: Good Morning America has named our Saturn V 500D/F as one of the 7 Wonders of… Continue reading
It seems the Space Center hasn’t been taking care of all of their artifacts. Say it isn’t so! NASA Watch had this post the other day. In short, if you visited the Space Center during the mid-90s, you would have been able to walk though the Skylab trainer. Well, it’s… Continue reading
I was able to get down to our favorite museum on the opening day of the Saturn V last week. I thought you’d like to see the absolutely beautiful building the USSRC has! The USSRC has a new lobby to greet visitors as well!
This morning’s Rocket Roll! event at the Space & Rocket Center was a resounding success. Despite the rain, the turnout was respectable and the Saturn V has started its journey to its new home. For those of you that missed the event, I present to you the crescendo: The move… Continue reading
To provide an update regarding the post about MSFC tours resuming, it seems that there is one sticking point holding up tours. It seems Marshall doesn’t want Space Camp to use busses that aren’t able to comply with the Americans with Disabilities act and the Space Center doesn’t currently have… Continue reading
