Another Alumna in Space!

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Sam CristoforettiWith the successful flight of Soyuz TMA-15M, Sam Cristoforetti becomes the second Space Camp alumna to leave the planet!

Sam was honored at this year’s Space Camp Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, the entirety of which is now available for viewing.

At the very least, take a look at her introduction video as well as her acceptance remarks, the latter of which was filmed in Houston, TX whilst in the middle of training for her Expedition 42 journey.

You can follow Sam’s adventures on Twitter @AstroSamantha.

She paid Space Camp a visit early last year, speaking to a group of Space Campers and museum visitors.  Watch those remarks here!

Way to go, Sam!

Black Friday Space Camp Discounts

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Black Friday is a week away and Space Camp is will again be offering discounts, as has been their way for the past several years.

Like last year, the sale will start at midnight CST on Black Friday (November 28) and continue through the end of the day on Cyber Monday (December 1st).

The discounts offered will be as follows:

  • $200 off weeklong overnight Space Camp®, Aviation Challenge® Camp and Space Camp Robotics Use discount code BF14C. Discount is for programs occurring May 24, 2015, through August 28, 2015.
  • $200 off Space Camp and Aviation Challenge Family Camp Programs Use discount code BF14F. Must register a minimum of one adult and one child.
  • $100 off Adult Space Academy® and Adult Aviation Challenge Camp. Use discount code BF14A.

For more information, head on over to www.spacecamp.com/blackfriday.

While some discounts are usually offered through the summer months with short notice, the Black Friday sale has been the only surefire way to save money and choose the best week for you or a loved one to attend camp.  Get in while the gettin’ is good!

Throw Back Thursday – Space Camp Florida

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The year was 1988 when the very second Space Camp, Space Camp Florida, opened its doors.

This video was produced that year to highlight a week at Space Camp Florida, showing many of the activities Space Camp Florida kids would undergo over the course of the week!

Oddly, the occasional viewing of a shuttle launch was not mentioned, but this (somewhat jerky at times) video is an entertaining artifact from Space Camp’s history.

Scholarship Applications Open

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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 by the end of the year, December 31.

#Fantastic Weekend

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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 Space Academy this weekend as well comprised of very wonderful individuals, including several HabForum members along with one of my counselors from my 2000 trip to Advanced Space Academy!

I want to give a special thanks to team Discovery for letting me hang around them a bit this weekend.  It was great to get to speak to some Hab1-ers in person as well as meet a bunch of new very excellent Space Campers!

SCIVIS Celebrates 25 Years

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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 Camp staff, and countless other volunteers.

Have a terrific week, all!

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Ham and Tuncer Remarks, Astronaut Panel Posted

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Complete video of the 2014 Space Camp Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is in the works for those who weren’t able to attend or watch it online!

In the meantime, remarks given by Michelle Ham, as well as those for Kaya Tuncer are available online, along with the panel for the documentary, I Want to be an Astronaut.

 

 

2014 Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

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With the 2014 Space Camp Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony less than a week away, the names have been released and posted to the Space Camp Hall of Fame page on Space Camp’s website!

As per usual, it’s a fine crop of folks!

Space Camp alumna and current ESA Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti shall be inducted.  Samantha is currently training for her first mission to space and is currently slated to be part of the Expedition 42/43 crew aboard the International Space Station!

Official Astronaut Portrait for Samantha Cristoforetti

Michelle Ham is both a Space Camp alum as well as a former Astronaut Instructor at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.  Today, Michelle runs the non-profit Higher Orbits, an organization dedicated to using space as a means to inspire students to pursue careers in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields so vital to the continued success of our species.

 

Michelle Ham Under Atlantis

Finally, the late Kaya Tuncer will be honored.  Kaya was the founder of Space Camp Turkey, amongst other great notable commercial accomplishments in the business world, including the establishment of the Aegean Free Zone in Turkey.

Kaya Tuncer in Memoriam 1937-2012

Expedition 37-39 Crew Visit

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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 on Expeditions 38 & 39.

The two showed a highlight reel of their time in space, as well as going to and from the ISS on top of Russian Proton rockets.

Questions were taken and, after their presentation, the two stuck around to sign autographs!

Richard Mastracchio and Michael Hopkins at MSFC