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Information for camp alumni, donors, and friends of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center
10 for $10, Affordable Gifts from SpaceCampStore.com
Fri, 12/04/2009 - 12:49pm — andrewm
Mississippi Delta Regional Marketing Meeting
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 12:19pm — andrewmMISSISSIPPI DELTA REGIONAL MARKETING MEETING HOSTED BY THE AMERICAN ADVERTISING FEDERATION-MISSISSIPPI DELTA and the DELTA ARTS and LECTURE SERIES – Greenville Higher Education Center with the U. S. SPACE and ROCKET CENTER and SPACE CAMP (Huntsville, Alabama)
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - Greenville Higher Education Center
Space Camp on The Price is Right
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 1:26pm — andrewmBuzz Aldrin announces Adult Space Camp as part of a prize on The Price is Right for one lucky contestant, who won!
To learn more about Adult Space Camp, click here!
Ares Rocket Named TIME Magazine's 2009 Best Invention of the Year
Fri, 11/13/2009 - 9:41am — andrewmWASHINGTON, DC, Thursday, November 12, 2009
pureNRG video, filmed at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center premieres
Wed, 11/11/2009 - 2:29pm — andrewm
No Go for Space Camp T-Shirt in Alumna's Memory Scarf
Fri, 10/30/2009 - 9:26am — andrewmA vintage U.S. Space Camp ringer will be proudly displayed in Rachel Hobson's office year round, instead of being displayed around her neck as a part of her recent T-shirt Memory Scarf sewing project.
Volunteers wanted for simulated 520-day Mars mission
Tue, 10/20/2009 - 11:58am — andrewmStarting in 2010, an international crew of six will simulate a 520-day round-trip to Mars, including a 30-day stay on the martian surface. In reality, they will live and work in a sealed facility in Moscow, Russia, to investigate the psychological and medical aspects of a long-duration space mission. ESA is looking for European volunteers to take part.
NASA Spacecraft Impacts Lunar Crater in Search for Water
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 8:43am — andrewmNASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, created twin impacts on the moon's surface early Friday in a search for water ice. Scientists will analyze data from the spacecraft's instruments to assess whether water ice is present.
New Crew Welcomed to Space Station
Fri, 10/02/2009 - 11:09am — andrewmThe three new arrivals on the space station are settling into their new home-away-from-home after docking at the ISS this morning.
NASA: There is water in lunar soil
Thu, 09/24/2009 - 3:40pm — andrewmThere is more water on the moon in more locations than originally thought, a discovery that may bolster NASA's long-held goal of setting up an outpost there, a researcher said Thursday.
October Podcast
Mon, 09/21/2009 - 9:14am — andrewmLearn more about the Hubble Space Telescope with Kelly and Scooter in this month's new Podcast!
Hubble's Amazing Rescue
Fri, 09/18/2009 - 1:16pm — andrewmHubble's Amazing Rescue premieres Tuesday, October 16th at 8PM ET/PT on PBS (please check local listings).
"Be Ready Camp" Holds Disaster Drill Video
Mon, 09/14/2009 - 10:55am — andrewmHUNTSVILLE - Participants of "Be Ready Camp" at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center held a mock disaster on Friday. The dramatization was the end result of a three day training exercise. It featured kids from all across the state of Alabama.
Space age with a Southern Twist - Huntsville, AL
Fri, 09/11/2009 - 12:49pm — andrewmIf Huntsville were a lady, she would be a slow-talking Southern belle dressed in a space suit, sipping sweet iced tea while she trained for the next space shuttle mission.
NASA's Orion Spacecraft Passes Significant Design Milestone
Fri, 09/04/2009 - 3:10pm — andrewmNASA has taken a major step toward building the next crew exploration vehicle by completing the Orion Project's preliminary design review, or PDR. Orion is being designed to carry astronauts to the International Space Station and other destinations.
Retro Video - Space Camp on Reading Rainbow
Tue, 09/01/2009 - 12:47pm — andrewmHoneywell Educators @ Space Academy, 2009
Fri, 08/28/2009 - 3:21pm — andrewmMore than 30 Baltimore-area teachers spent part of their 2009 summer at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Al., participating in the Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy program. They went through astronaut-style training and other activities designed to give them special math and science lessons they can share with their students.
STS-128 Crew Prepares for Launch
Thu, 08/20/2009 - 11:57am — andrewmSpace shuttle Discovery’s seven astronauts flew to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for final prelaunch preparations Wednesday evening.
In the crew quarters of Kennedy's Operations and Checkout Building they will review flight data and check out their launch-and-entry suits today.
Discovery astronauts practice countdown
Fri, 08/07/2009 - 12:02pm — andrewmA tweet from @Nasa today reported "The STS-128 crew is aboard Discovery this morning for a practice launch. They'll do everything as if it were a real launch - except launch."
The Future of Space Exploration Discussed at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Thu, 07/30/2009 - 1:14pm — andrewmA ticking clock might set up the next decade for NASA, said Norman Augustine, head of a White House panel given three months to make recommendations to President Barack Obama for the future of space travel.
Wired's GeekDad shows the love for Space Camp
Tue, 07/21/2009 - 10:15am — andrewmWired Magazine's GeekDad writer, Doug Cornelius, listed the U.S. Space & Rocket Center as one of the top 100 Geeky Places to Take Your Kids This Summer.
40th Anniversary of Apollo 11 - John Glenn Lecture Series
Mon, 07/20/2009 - 9:23am — andrewmMission Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin, and Dr. Christopher Kraft lecture on the 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11 from the July 19th, 2009 John Glenn Lecture Series.
The Saturn/Apollo Reunion has been renamed!
Tue, 07/14/2009 - 3:39pm — andrewmDr. George Muller and Dr. Owen Garriott announced the WINNING name Friday night at the Reunion – it is Space Exploration Celebration!
We look forward to seeing everyone back again next year!
Special events celebrate a giant step for mankind
Wed, 07/08/2009 - 11:15am — andrewmU.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala.
Welcome Honeywell Teachers!
Wed, 06/24/2009 - 3:52pm — brendacDuring June, 283 teachers from across the United States and the world will be attending the SPACE ACADEMY for Educators Program at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. Since 2004, over 900 teachers have participated in this professional development program sponsored by Honeywell Hometown Solutions.
In Huntsville, Dreams Take Flight
Fri, 06/12/2009 - 3:59pm — andrewmThe Washington Post recently published an article about reporter Tom Kavanagh's adventures at Aviation Challenge.
14-year-old hit by 30,000 mph space meteorite
Fri, 06/12/2009 - 3:39pm — andrewmThe Telegraph is reporting about an incredible encounter with a meteorite ...
Gerrit Blank, 14, was on his way to school when he saw "ball of light" heading straight towards him from the sky.
Army Community Services Scholarship Program Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Thu, 06/11/2009 - 2:00pm — brendacArmy Community Services (ACS) has been sending students to camp at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center for 25 years. Evelyn Fox, wife of MG Eugene Fox (USA Ret), initiated the program when the couple lived in Huntsville in the early 1980s. Mrs.
Huntsville Ranked #1 City In 2009 By Kiplinger’s
Mon, 06/01/2009 - 12:42pm — andrewmHuntsville was identified as the top City to Work in by Kiplinger's.
This northern Alabama city represents critical mass for the nation's missile-defense and aerospace industries. The medical and life-sciences industries are thriving, too. Thousands of new jobs are pouring into town. With a few exceptions, business in Huntsville is so healthy that Mayor Tommy Battle has a pleasant problem: "We have more jobs than we can fill."
The Kiplinger organization has led the way in personal finance and business forecasting for eight decades.
Fabulous family fun—close to home
Mon, 06/01/2009 - 12:35pm — andrewmChattanooga Parent magazine listed Huntsville, AL as one of their suggested fun, affordable weekend escapes in a recent publication.
Here's what they had to say:
We covered Huntsville as a day-trip two years ago. But having paid a recent visit to the city, we’re here to tell you that, amazing as the Space Center is, there is so much more to do that Huntsville deserves a weekend visit.
Mystery solved: Object in sky identified
Tue, 05/19/2009 - 10:52am — andrewmA mysterious flying object over Arizona didn't say unidentified for long- NASA officials say it was just a giant research balloon.
Learn more at azcentral.com
How the Moon Became a Trash Can
Thu, 05/14/2009 - 11:49am — andrewmThe moon has only been accessible for decades, rather than hundreds of years. However, in the short time available to humanity it is estimated that we have left over one hundred and seventy thousand kilos of debris on the surface of our once pristine satellite.
Click here to learn about some of the more notable pieces of trash on the moon.
(from Science Ray)
No Gravity, No Straw: Birth of a Space Cup
Thu, 05/14/2009 - 11:39am — andrewmIn zero gravity, astronauts crave earthly comforts. That’s why they strap their heads to foam “pillows” at night. Alas, liquids pool or slosh and must be ingested from a pouch via straw. “You feel like an insect sucking juices out of another insect,” says astronaut Don Pettit. So, on a mission last November, he made a cup from a plastic sheet sealed with tape.
(From National Geographic; Photo: Donald R. Pettit)
Teens capture images of space
Thu, 05/14/2009 - 10:43am — andrewmProving that you don't need Google's billions or the BBC weather centre's resources, the four Spanish students managed to send a camera-operated weather balloon into the stratosphere.
Taking atmospheric readings and photographs 20 miles above the ground, the Meteotek team of IES La Bisbal school in Catalonia completed their incredible experiment at the end of February this year.
Laika the space dog gets a statue
Thu, 05/14/2009 - 10:38am — andrewmMOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow feted Laika, a plain stray dog which became famous half a century ago as the first living creature from Earth to fly into space.
Russia's official RTR channel showed venerable grey-haired academics laying flowers at a monument near the city's Military Medicine Institute, depicting the agile, good-natured dog strapped into a dissected Vostok rocket.
The monument was unveiled on the eve of Cosmonauts' Day, marking Soviet pilot Yuri Gagarin's April 12, 1961 space flight.
Mae Jemison on teaching arts and sciences together
Thu, 05/14/2009 - 10:21am — andrewmMae Jemison is an astronaut, a doctor, an art collector, a dancer. Telling stories from her own education and from her time in space, she calls on educators to teach both the arts and sciences, both intuition and logic, as one -- to create bold thinkers
This TED talk is from February 2002.