Mission Briefings

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!