Mission Briefings

By KARI HAWKINS
Staff Writer, Redstone Rocket
kari.hawkins@us.army.mil

Pingpong balls and lava lamps brought the lessons of microgravity down to earth for sixth and seventh grade students who visited educator William Heard’s mini-science lab at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center during the third annual Space and Missile Defense Student Day.

by Staff Sgt. Daylena Gonzalez
Air Force Space Command Public Affairs

Huntsville site of August, 2010 Congressional Medal of Honor Gala

By Patricia C. McCarter, The Huntsville Times
October 06, 2009, 12:20PM

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Imagine two dozen youngsters stepping off the school bus and standing in front of the charred remains of their community library, the building that had also housed the Boys & Girls Club. Until the fire, this had been where they went every afternoon to study, complete their homework, for tutoring and other programs.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – One of the 20th-century icons, the 37-story Saturn V Moon Rocket, will be transformed into the world’s largest collaborative public art project – the Dream Rocket.

From: Press Office
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 12:08 PM
Subject: Gov. Riley Orders Flags at Half-Staff on 9-11 Anniversary

OFFICE OF GOVERNOR BOB RILEY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Governor Riley Orders Flags at Half-Staff on 9-11 Anniversary

NASA selects two Space Camp grads for the astronaut corps

HUNTSVILLE, AL - Could a Space Camp grad be the next person to step foot on the moon? It’s possible! NASA has chosen two Space Camp graduates for their 2009 Astronaut Candidate Class.

First time in the Southeast, expected to impact tourism throughout Alabama

HUNTSVILLE, AL – The U.S. Space & Rocket Center® today kicked off a one-year campaign to welcome its newest exhibit to Alabama’s top tourist attraction: the world renowned Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination exhibit, presented by Bose Corporation.

HUNTSVILLE, AL – The U.S. Space & Rocket Center will induct three people into the Space Camp Hall of Fame during Reunion Weekend activities in July.
The newest class of inductees include:
• Retired U.S. Army veteran and former Aviation Challenge staff member Jerry Gleason, who developed the ever-popular Land Survival Training course,

In honor of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar mission, the U. S. Space & Rocket Center® has commissioned an exciting new book featuring the sketches and paintings of famed NASA artist Paul Calle.

The Space Camp Hall of Fame was designed to honor graduates, former employees and supporters who have distinguished themselves in their respective careers or made considerable in-kind contributions in an effort to help further the goals of the Space Camp program.

HUNTSVILLE, AL – The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is preparing for its sixth and final Saturn/Apollo Reunion. Next year, the ever popular mid-summer get-together will have a new name!

The health and safety of our guests and trainees has always been a top priority at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center®. Each year, many thousands of families entrust their children into our care to take part in Space Camp®, Aviation Challenge®, or one of our other world-renowned educational programs. It’s a responsibility we take very seriously.

Star Trek: The IMAX Experience to open on May 7, 2009 at the Spacedome IMAX® Theater at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center

The April 2009 Space Camp Podcast is live!

Space Camp's YouTube Channel: Watch our monthly podcasts, see our ads, and check out our favorite alumni, museum, and space/science videos on our official YouTube channel.

Follow Space Camp on Twitter: Get twitter updates from Space Camp.

ATLANTA – The Space Camp® Team recently returned from a nine-day tour of Atlanta, where they visited Town Center at Cobb in Kennesaw and spoke to students at area schools about working and living in space.

Flight Suits

The history of the flight suit begins with the birth of powered flight and has changed as aviation and space flight have evolved. The original flight suits were a two piece suit intended to provide warmth and serve as a uniform. These suits were bulky and cumbersome to move in but were necessary to provide adequate protection from the elements since the aircraft provided no protection from the extreme cold of high altitudes.

The March 2009 Space Camp Podcast is live!

Learn about Wernher von Braun, The Year of Apollo, and Hydroponics.

The February 2009 Space Camp Podcast is live! Learn about John Glenn, and learn about the The Saturn Instrument Unit, or IU.

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Reserve your group visit online today. Submit your reservation request and a reservation agent will contact you to confirm the details. Quick and convenient!
Must have 15 or more persons for a group reservation.
Click here for more information and to make your reservation!

If you have not heard of Slooh you are missing out. Slooh is an amazing service that allows you to control high powered telescopes through your computer. Me and my son have really enjoyed this and have spent hours exploring the night sky. There is much more to this service such as audio information, ability to take and print pictures and one of the most helpful chat rooms I have ever been in. If you or someone you know is interested in astronomy I would highly recommend this product.

Here is a link to a good starter kit. www.spacecamp.com/community/node/441

We are excited to announce the addition of Glass Eye Studio hand blown glass planet paperweights to our online catalog. Each piece in the series is an amazing piece of art representing some of the most captivating celestial objects.

Our collection includes planets, moons and several other celestial objects.

Staff favorites include Uranus, Ice Dwarf and Saturn. Find your favorite at www.spacecampstore.com .

The January 2009 Space Camp Podcast is live! Learn about Luna 1, the Mars Rover Spirit, and Martin Cooper.

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HUNTSVILLE, AL – The Davidson Center for Space Exploration at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville will be the site of a black-tie optional dinner and dance celebrating the Apollo space program on Saturday, February 7, 2009, beginning with a reception at 6:00 P.M., dinner and program to follow at 7:00 P.M.
Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke will be the featured speaker, and CNN’s Miles O’Brien will be the Master of Ceremonies.

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Dr. George Edwin Mueller, the former Associate Administrator of NASA’s Office of Manned Space Flight during the historic Apollo era, has been named the recipient of the first Ernst Stuhlinger Visionary Award by officials at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville.

Stay up to date with all the happens here at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center as well as everything to do with SpaceCamp. Just follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/spacecampusa .

Looking for that last minute gift?

Here are a few unique items for last minute gift ideas.

1.Detailed technical drawing poster of the Saturn V. At 38” tall this poster highlights the details of the 3 stages of the Saturn V Launch Vehicle. http://www.spacecamp.com/community/node/55

2.Moon In My Room teaches kids about the different phases of the moon. With 12 Lunar phases the Moon In My Room lets you match the phases of the real moon. http://www.spacecamp.com/community/node/186

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Space Camp graduate and Space Camp Hall of Fame inductee Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger is scheduled to fly aboard the space shuttle Atlantis in February, 2010. She will become the first Space Camp graduate to actually fly in space!
Dottie attended Space Academy when she was just 14 years old. She says the experience was life-changing and solidified her love for science.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Registration is open for NASA's 16th annual Great Moonbuggy Race, taking place April 3-4, 2009, in Huntsville, Ala.

Each year, NASA challenges high schools and colleges across the country and the world to design and build lightweight, human-powered moonbuggies. Innovative students put their own spin on the historic lunar rovers that carried Americans across the surface of the moon during the Apollo era. Builders with "the right stuff" then converge on Huntsville to test their engineering savvy -- and their endurance

HUNTSVILLE, AL – The unofficial start of the 2008 Christmas shopping season is just days away, and this year one of the most popular gifts under many Christmas trees will have a strong Huntsville connection.
The National Retail Federation says the number one most requested gift for girls this year is Barbie, and one of the most popular Barbie dolls this season is the Space Camp Barbie!

From now until December 31st everything in the store is 30% off.

Click here to visit the store!

Enjoy!

Welcome to the official E-Store for Space Camp and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. If you have been to our site before you may have noticed a few changes. Hopefully you will find our new store easier to use. Please let us know if you have any suggestions on how we can make the site better.

Our goal is to bring you the best quality space related merchandise there is out there. If you don’t see an item you are looking for send us an email and maybe we can find it for you.

Yesterday we flipped the switch on the new Space Camp Store- Previously we were using a merchant account (through a popular provider)- and found the functionality of the store left a lot to be desired in terms of merchandising, marketing and ease of use from both the customer and fulfillment side of things.

Feel free to let us know what you think!

Seasonal schedule to be observed during the winter months

HUNTSVILLE, AL – One of the leading tourist destinations in the Southeastern United States will adopt a seasonal operating schedule during the winter months of 2008- 09.

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama will close on Mondays and Tuesdays beginning November 3rd. Normal 7-day operations will resume on March 2, 2009. SPACE CAMP®, along with other educational programs and special functions offered by the U.S. Space & Rocket Center will not be affected by the temporary seasonal schedule.