U.S. Space & Rocket Center® Announces 2009 Space Camp Hall of Fame Inductees

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,
• Six time Space Camp graduate Robert Pearlman, whose love of the space program influenced his career path, leading to his creation of collectSpace.com, one of the world’s leading space history resources and space community websites, and
• The Accessibility Coordinator and Webmaster for the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Jim Allan. Jim has spent the last 20 years helping bring visually impaired children to Space Camp, as well as creating one of the internet’s leading resources for the visually impaired.
The Space Camp Hall of Fame was created in 2007 to help mark the 25th anniversary of the Space Camp program and recognize the many accomplishments of Space Camp® and Aviation Challenge® graduates, former employees and those who have helped mold the program into the world’s premiere space-science based educational camp program.
This year’s program also includes a silent auction with the proceeds going to the USSRC’s Scholarship Fund, making it possible for some very deserving children to attend Space Camp each year.
The 2009 induction ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, July 11, beginning at 4:00 P.M. in the Davidson Center for Space Exploration’s 3D Theater. Dinner is scheduled to begin at 6:00 P.M. in the Saturn V Hall of the Davidson Center, followed by an after hours party featuring the music of Microwave Dave and the Nukes.
Tickets are $45 for the induction ceremony, dinner and live music, and are available now. For more information, visit http://www.spacecamp.com/reunionweekend.