80s À gogo Redux

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I just received yet another team picture from the 80s.  You keep sending them, I’ll keep posting them!  Especially during this, the 30th birthday of Space Camp!

Mark Lopa wrote to me with the following:

Hello Vincent,
I just found my group picture from Space Camp. I was a pilot on the Challenger Level II team in April 1985. I’m the middle person in the second row up from the bottom wearing the gold watch. (Why I was wearing it I have no idea.) I can’t believe how long ago that was. I still have my hat and t-shirt, although the shirt doesn’t quite fit these days. I was in the eighth grade at the time.
Thanks, Mark!
What’s especially interesting about this photo, from a collector of artifacts’ perspective, is that I have never before seen that sweatshirt design.  Very neat!

Mark Lopa's 1985 Level II Team Photo
If you’d like to see the full resolution picture, click here.

80s À gogo

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Thanks, I’m sure, to the 30th anniversary of Space Camp, I’ve noticed more photos resurfacing from the 80s.  This is a good thing, as the farther back we go, the harder it is to find what Space Camp looked and felt like during its first decade.

Just today I received an 1988 team photo from Patrick McLeod.  Have a look:

1988 Team Photo - Provided by Patrick McLeod

In case you’re looking for some tips on how to wear your hear for “Retro Night” tomorrow, I think this photo will help!

Also today, Danny Engesser posted a link on Space Camp’s Facebook page to his Flickr gallery of photos from his time at Space Camp, in June of 1988.  Check it out.  He even has a few more photos of Pathfinder without any SRBs.

Finally, Mike Flachbart posted to his twitter feed a picture of the very first group of kids to ever attend Space Camp:

Group Photo from Very First Space Camp, June 1982

Incredible!

When Space Camp Turned 18

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Shiny Space Camp Turkey Logo

Space Camp in Huntsville isn’t the only Space Camp celebrating an anniversary this week.

Just as Space Camp was reaching legal age, Space Camp Turkey was born!

Space Camp Turkey  is currently celebrating its twelfth anniversary!

Congratulations!

To celebrate the occasion, I have overhauled the turkey photos in the HabPhotos section.  Newer, better photos have replaced the old ones, once again courtesy of former Space Camp Turkey counselor and HabForum member, Matthew Danner.

Have a look!

 

Photos, Circa 1991

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Continuing with the old photo motif from the Slate gallery, today’s look-back goes back to 1991.

Former Space Camp counselor Matt Hetman was kind enough to provide a nice variety of Space Camp photos from the very beginning of the last decade of the twentieth century.

30th Anniversary Week

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This week marks the 30th anniversary of Space Camp. Three decades!

Obviously Space Camp has evolved and changed over the years.  Let’s take a look back!

First up, have a look at Space Camp in its earliest days.

Slate has a photo gallery of Space Camp in the early 80’s.  Photos include the very first Training Center Floor, simulators, rocket launch, and of course a photo of the day George H.W. Bush attended camp!

Enjoy!

Going Once, Going Twice

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As part of the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Space Camp will again hold a silent auction. Items donated by individuals and corporations will be on display during the ceremony where people will be able to bid on them. But, just like in 2010, you don’t have to be present to have a chance at something amazing.

Because Space Camp has received so many great items from some various generous donors, some items have been made available to the world at large on eBay.

There are 13 auctions in total:

These are really fantastic items that only make me more excited to see what will be auctioned off during the Hall of Fame ceremony!

All proceeds go directly to help provide scholarships so kids can attend Space Camp!

Auctions are running from now until 9pm CDT on June 15, 2012.

Happy bidding!

Huntsville Times – Space Camp Extravaganza

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Huntsville Times Front Page - June 03, 2012

In advance of Space Camp’s 30th Anniversary, The Huntsville Times has numerous articles and interviews regarding Space Camp.

Today’s issue begins with and article bearing the front page heading, 30 years later, Space Camp is part of Huntsville’s DNA.

Inside the paper, the “Business First” pullout section is entirely dedicated to Space Camp.

A very good showing, indeed!

“Space Warriors” Details Emerge

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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, Terrence Howard, Trace Adkins, and Laura Linney as having signed onto the movie.

With what seems to be a pretty impressive cast list, it seems this movie might actually get taken seriously, title aside.

Good times are ahead, no doubt!