I mentioned it when it aired (nine years ago), but I finally have a clip of the Space Camp reference from The Simpsons. The reference occurs near the beginning if the episode, “I’m Spelling as Fast as I Can.” This was the twelfth episode of the fourteenth season of The Simpsons. Update: 20th… Continue reading
The Huntsville Times mentioned in a blurb about the Space & Rocket Center’s ongoing bullet-related repairs that additional actors have signed on for “Space Warriors,” along with tentative shooting dates running from June 25 through the end of July. In addition to Thomas Horn, the Times article lists Greg Kinnear,… Continue reading
Citing this story over at deadline.com, The Huntsville Times is reporting that actor Thomas Horn, star of the recently overlooked but fantastic film, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, has landed the role in the upcoming Space Camp movie. Space Warriors. USSRC CEO Deborah was quoted in the article as saying… Continue reading
Over the course of many years, the Vazzo family has managed to bring the total number of Space Camp sessions attended collectively to 8. The Duggar family has bested us by 11 (13, if you count the parents). And it only took them a week! Tune in on Tuesday to… Continue reading
After showings in Houston, Grand Rapids, MI, and Los Angeles, the Smile as Big as the Moon premiere train made another successful stop in Huntsville last night. And, oh, what a night! They rolled out the red carpet, and Huntsville showed up! The event was a fine, fancy evening. Attendess to the… Continue reading
Wes Lyons attended the LA premiere of A Smile as Big as the Moon and has a blog post up about it now over at his site. Again, as a reminder, the Huntsville premiere is this evening. Though the link to the Space Camp Store to buy a ticket seems… Continue reading
Mike Flachbart, Vice President of Center Operations, posted a fantastic photo to his twitter feed. An impressive six members of the Space Camp Hall of Fame live in the Houston area, and every single one of them made it out to the Houston Smile premiere last Friday night! Update: As… Continue reading
A Smile as Big as the Moon sees its LA premiere this evening. Wes Lyons is out there, so here’s to hoping to see coverage of the event on his site real soon! Other members of the Huntsville local media are out for the event as well. WAAY has sent… Continue reading
Though filming occurred in October, A Smile as Big as the Moon is ready for its premiere. The movie will show on January 29 at 9pm EST on ABC. And a trailer has been posted: You can visit Space Camp’s web page for the movie to find premieres… Continue reading
All the way back in 2002, you may remember that I reviewed the book, A Smile as Big as the Moon, a wonderful story about a group of special needs kids who manage to get themselves to Space Camp despite internal and external obstacles. My book report ended with the… Continue reading
