Once upon a time, Space Camp had some great QuickTimeVR files of various locals throughout camp on their website. It seems as if they have been removed from the site (probably some time ago) as I have been unable to find them on the site.
Since Space Camp no longer seems to want to post them, I’ve posted them here in the HabFiles for all to see!
Enjoy!
Once upon a time, Space Camp had some great QuickTimeVR files of various locals throughout camp on their website. It seems as if they have been removed from the site (probably some time ago) as I have been unable to find them on the site.
Since Space Camp no longer seems to want to post them, I’ve posted them here in the HabFiles for all to see!
Enjoy!
Remember when I mentioned that camp prices had gone up again this year? Well, if you register before April 15, 2002 for any summer camp (Space Camp, Space Academy programs, Aviation Challenge) and get $100 off the price of tuition!
From www.spacecamp.com:
Starting March 15, 2002 through April 15, 2002 we are offering $100 savings on prime summer season weeklong Space Camp and Aviation Challenge tuitions in celebration of 20 Years of Space Camp. You must pay in full when you register. This special offer is available at our Alabama and Florida locations.
Offer ends April 15, 2002.
To take advantage of this special offer one can register online, or call 1-800-63 SPACE today and reference source code ANW02.
The fine print on the offer is as follows:
If you were thinking about holding off a little longer (or still are)…DON’T! With this discount out there, I’m sure there will be many, many people registering for summer sessions so they’re going to fill up fast! Call soon to make your reservation!
I had heard a little while ago that Space Camp California had applied for some sort of grant in an effort to remain operational…beyond that I had heard no other details.
Now though, it appears they did not receive their funding…Space Camp California appears to be no more. Though if you happen to have $2 million sitting around, you could still save it…
I was just at Space Camp’s website and was reading…and reading…and…
Anyway, I saw that, this summer, “From May 25 through August 23 all program sessions begin on Saturday and end on Friday.”
This is an amazing chance to not only get more bang for your buck, but to enjoy another day at camp!
If you were thinking about booking an ASA session for this summer, do it NOW! They’ve been known to fill up fast…but with six days instead of five, I think spots will fill up even faster!
…Ah…this reminds me of when ASA (previously Space Academy Level II) used to be 8 days! While 6 still isn’t as good as 8, it’s moving in the right direction!
Update: I also just noticed that the price for a summer session has gone up again from $899 to $999. This of course is bad, but still worth it…but, just once, I’d like to see the price of camp go down from the previous year…but it’s still worth it…
It turns out, the news about ‘N Sync-er Lance Bass going into outer space is a hoax…sort of.
Yahoo! News has the story.
A spokesman for Russia’s space agency, Rosaviakosmos, said Thursday that they haven’t started any talks with Netherlands-based MirCorp about sending the ‘N Syncer into space.
but…
Bass’ publicists and MirCorp remained optimistic Thursday that the 22-year-old would be able to work out a deal getting him a spot on the November flight–despite competition from other potential candidates.
I’m sure I’m not alone in thinking this may be the worst idea since…”A Jay and Silent Bob Movie…” 🙂
Yesterday’s Studio Briefing over at the Internet Movie Database listed the following story:
At least one television production company, Destiny Productions, has offered to co-sponsor a voyage by ‘N Sync’s Lance Bass to the international space station in November and document it for a TV special, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. Bass said in a statement that he was “completely overwhelmed” by the prospect and indicated that it would be the culmination of a “lifelong dream.”Bass reportedly attended space camp near Titusville, FL when he was 12. He said that he now plans to undergo five or six months of instruction at the the Russian training center Star City. American businessman Dennis Tito paid $20 million and underwent similar training before a similar voyage to the space station last year.
Well, at least one of ’em attended Space Camp! My opinion of ‘N Sync, while never high, certainly rose slightly on the news that one of the group’s members is an alumnus. Still, a member of ‘N Sync has no business going into space!
Fairly recently, I received an email from a young woman who would soon be going to Huntsville to be a Space Camp counselor! She informed me that she was creating a web site to document the experience and asked if I would link to it!
I sure will!
Besides being a four-time alumnus of various camp programs (and, as she informed me, in the first graduating class of ASA), Vanessa L. Hernandez will soon be one of Space Camp’s newest counselors! Yes, she now has the responsibility and the challenge to make other children’s time at camp as fun and exciting as her time there was! No pressure though! We know you’ll do great!
Head on over to http://www.vanessainspace.com and check it out!
And if any staff members at Space Camp are reading this right now, make sure to say “Hi!” to Vanessa and welcome her if you see her!
Happy New Year Everyone!
I was flipping through the January 2002 issue of Premiere magazine that had been sitting around my room for at least a month where I was surprised to come across the following blurb:
Under the heading, “The Show Must Go On…” the blurb mentions some movies that have had their release dates postponed in light of the September 11th tragedy and details other movies that have had to have their movies postponed due to tragedy.
SpaceCamp was one of the films listed with the following mentioned about it:
This action-adventure story, about a group of plucky teens who enroll in space camp and actually end up in orbit, was supposed to be released in early 1986. But on January 28 of that year, the shuttle Challenger exploded while the whole world was watching, taking the lives of the seven American astronauts onboard. The film’s release was postponed for five months, but the movie contains a scene simulating a malfunction eerily similar to that which caused the real-life tragedy.
As a result, the movie failed horribly at the box office, taking in a paltry 9.7 million dollars.
Today is, of course, that day…MERRY CHRISTMAS!
And Happy Holidays, of course!
