A Contest, of Sorts

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Updated 03/11/2003, Please Reread

Some campers over in the HabForum decided they want to create some sort of logo or emblem to signify not only their proud status as a Space Camp alumni but also as memebers of this Space Camp community site.

Ideas as to what ends this will serve vary, but the general consensus is that it would at least be great to display around Camp when members return.

I think it’s a pretty good idea, so I thought I’d take the ideas people have been throwing around and make a contest out of it!

So, while some sort of more official rules list will be posted at a later date, there are a few guidelines one can consider now:

When going about making the design, imagine as if you were to create a team mission patch for Hab1.com! Include whatever you think would look good and appropriate, and remember that mission patches come in all shapes, sizes, and colors, so feel free to let your imagination run wild!

1) Up to two submissions per person will be accepted: one incorporating whatever Space Camp logos you like best into a design and another one without any camp logos. You may submit one or both, but they will all be judged together. As a good rule of thumb, think if it would make a good poster or “mission patch.”

2) Submissions will begin April 1st, 2003 and stop at the end of April…so get designing!

3) As a matter of preference, if you do this entirely on the computer (which I always encourage), please begin with a source file large enough such that it could scale to poster-size, if necessary. If you don’t do this, at the very least, please make sure you would be able to recreate a larger version. If you create it on paper, submit a reasonably high resolution scan of the logo but be prepared to send a higher resolution scan if necessary.

PRIZES:

Whomever’s logo is chosen as the winner will receive the following:

  • One copy of Space Camp on DVD (Region I)
  • An STS-107 Memorial Lapel Pin.

Any questions, comments, or suggestions regarding this contest can be discussed here in the HabForum and prior discussion of this can be found here.

So start thinking about designs!

Simpsons References Space Camp

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On the Simpsons this evening, Space Camp was mentioned.

Bart: “How was your summer, Nelson?”
Nelson: “Sucked.”
Bart: “What’d you do?”
Nelson: “Space Camp.”

Okay, so it’s not the most flattering reference regarding camp. But it was Nelson saying it, so naturally we can’t take personally what a fictional cartoon bully says.

Still. Anytime Simpsons references anything, whatever was referenced should be flattered!

Space Camp is Searching

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Well, not Bobby Fischer, but Space Camp is currently looking for someone who attended a Space Camp program on March 12, 1998. This should have been during Week 22 (give or take a week).

If you have, please contact me (my first name [Vincent, of course] at hab1.com) and I’ll put them in contact with you.

If you Witnessed the Tragedy

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STS-107 Mission PatchJust thought I’d throw the following info up here (since one never knows):

If you witnessed the events as they unfolded live yesterday and have photos, video footage, or any other info that might be helpful in the investigation of Columbia’s demise, please call NASA at 281-483-3388.

Even if you don’t think what you have might be particularly useful, it may also prove to NASA’s very trained eyes to be very useful.

A Brand New Day

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Yesterday was a tragedy, but today is a new day. A day that has not seen the demise of an orbiter and her crew. A day such as this must surely be a better day.

STS-107 Mission Patch…But the memory of such horrible events lingers, and the pain, shock, and horror of such an event will not subside in the near future.

The best everyone can do at this point is to never forget these brave men and women who so nobly served and believed in a program that the general public hasn’t always. Perhaps some good can come from this horrible, horrible event someday. Perhaps.

In the meantime, keep your eyes glued to the TV screens, and let us hope they get to the bottom of this sooner rather than later.

Also, the ongoing HabForum discussion can be found here and updated news as it becomes available can be found at CNN, MSNBC and Space.com, amongst others.

2003 Brochures are Out

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Just a quick note to let everyone know that the 2003 Space Camp Brochures are printed and ready to be mailed out!

Just give them a call and, as always, they’ll be happy to send one out to you!

…1-800-63-SPACE, if you don’t have the number memorized already!

Wanna be a Counselor? Here’s some Info

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They’re going to be hiring for the summer, of course! And what could be better than being at Space better Camp? Getting paid to be at Space Camp?!

Having emailed the HR department, I’ve been told that applications should be in no later than the “end of March” and that, if hired, one would be starting on or around the 19th of May.

So if you’re interested, get those applications in fairly soon! I’m sure going to! And don’t just think you need to be from the United States to get a job. I know they’ve had workers form other countries in the past, and there will no doubt be more in the future. Be one of them!

…and if you’ll need a place to crash, they can even arrange that too!

Space Camp gets Endeavor

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Well, kinda.

Posted at a local Illinois news station, WAND TV, an article states:

This year, 65,000 brand new Endeavor sport utility vehicles will hit the road throughout the U.S.and every one of them will be made in Central Illinois.

Friday, January 17th, the very first Endeavor rolled off the assembly line at the Mitsubishi motors company in Bloomington-Normal.

The new model has helped the local Mitsubishi plant expand it’s workforce from 3,000 to 3,200 employees.

“It’s a validation. It’s a validation of the outstanding workforce in Bloomington Normal,” says Mitsubishi’s North American president, Richard Gilliagan.

The first Endeavor produced was given to the NASA space camp in Huntsville, Alabama.

Astronaut Mark Lee, who was commander of the first Endeavor space shuttle mission was on hand to accept the it.

While I don’t quite get it, I guess Space Camp has a new vehicle…so, that’s…nice!