SPACE CAMP® Barbie® now available for purchase!
 The U.S. Space & Rocket Center® (USSRC) is thrilled to officially welcome the newest members of our SPACE CAMP family! Barbie®, Nikki®, and Teresa® are now available for purchase for $29.95 at the USSRC gift shop. These customized dolls have been updated to showcase a more modern version of the original 1990s SPACE CAMP Barbie®, along with all her accessories, including an astronaut helmet, jacket, and SPACE CAMP graduation certificate (Barbie® shown at right). Pink, youth- and adult-size t-shirts just like Barbie®'s, necklace, and duffle bags are also available.
The first shipment of 750 dolls sold out at the USSRC gift shop within four days and we are awaiting a shipment of 1,200 to fill the daily requests for more. Only 50,000 of these dolls are being released worldwide, so please visit www.spacecamp.com/barbie or come by the gift shop and reserve your SPACE CAMP Barbie® today. Supplies are limited, so hurry in soon!
The Dark Knight swoops into the USSRC
On Friday, July 18, at 12:01 a.m. in our IMAX® Theater, the USSRC hosted the exciting premiere of the feature-length film, The Dark Knight, Batman's newest crime-fighting adventure. As the caped crusader geared up to face his newest opponent, the Joker, ticket holders flooded the USSRC's IMAX lobby, which had been entirely transformed into the Bat Cave. All 243 seats in the IMAX Theater were sold out, and several USSRC employees even dressed up as Batman, the Joker, and Two Face to add to the excitement of the film's premiere.
Tickets for The Dark Knight are still available for $10/adults and $9/child on our
USSRC Web site. VIP tickets, which include special, top-tier
seating in the IMAX Theater, a $4.50 concession voucher, immediate seating in the IMAX VIP section, and a limited-edition souvenir ticket stub, are also available for $14.
For show times and ticket options, visit www.spacecamp.com/movies. Don't miss out on The Dark Knight!
Fly Me to the Moon!
The USSRC was recently selected as one of the venues for a 3D movie experience for space fans young and old alike. We are proud to Introduce Fly Me to the Moon, the animated 3D feature film, which will begin showing August 8, 2008 at the 3D Theater in the USSRC's Davidson Center for Space Exploration. The film will open nationwide on August 15. Visit www.spacecamp.com/freetix for movie times, to purchase tickets, and even register for a chance to win free tickets! Don't miss out on a great summer flick that will prove fun for the whole family!
Reunion Weekend concludes at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Reunion Weekend at the USSRC once again proved to be a memorable, fun-filled occasion for all who attended. Both the Fifth Annual Saturn/Apollo Reunion, presented by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne on Friday, July 18, and the Second Annual Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony, presented by ATK Launch Systems on Saturday, July 19, drew crowds of several hundred, allowing the USSRC to honor both original Saturn V team members and SPACE CAMP alumni. Old friends from years gone by were able to visit and reminisce about their shared experiences.
Paul Calle and Dr. Tyson
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Special guests that attended the Reunion Weekend, either as event speakers or for book or art signings, included Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, renowned astrophysicist, author, and Director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City; Paul Calle, original member of the NASA Fine Art Program; Cynthia Parsons, a local watercolor artist who has painted
(From left) Hall of Fame Inductees
Josh Whitfield, Vincent Vazzo,
and Lisa DeVries
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many scenes of our USSRC campus; authors Austin Boyd, Roger Reid, and Bob Ward; NASA astronauts Jim Halsell, Robert "Hoot" Gibson, and Story Musgrave; Dr. Owen Garriott, Spacelab and Skylab; and Steve Cook, Manager for the Ares Project.
Thanks to all the volunteers and USSRC staff members who made our Reunion Weekend unforgettable. If you were unable to attend this year's exciting festivities, please make plans now to attend the 2009 celebration!
Sponsors for the Fifth Annual Saturn/Apollo Reunion and the Second Annual SPACE CAMP Hall of Fame Dinner include:
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Title Level
- ATK Launch Systems
- Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
- Enterprise Level
- Digital Fusion Solutions, Inc.
- Dorothy and Julian Davidson
- Halsey Foodservice
- Huntsville Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- Huntsville Marriott
- Media Fusion
- SAIC
- Huntsville City Schools ETV
- Endeavour Level
- Available Plastics, Inc.
- Ball Aerospace
- COLSA Corporation
- Cook's Pest Control
- Courtyard Marriott
- Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau
- ITT-CAS
- J.F. Drake State Technical College
- Lockheed Martin
- Maynard Cooper & Gale, PC
- Redstone Federal Credit Union
- TLS, Inc.
- Turner Universal
- United Space Alliance
- Von Braun Center
The USSRC would like to extend a special thanks to these organizations for their generous support in making this year's Reunion Weekend spectacular!
2008 Hall of Fame Inductees
This year's SPACE CAMP Hall of Fame inductees were chosen from a group of over forty nominees in three different categories - Friend of SPACE CAMP, Former Employee, and Former Camper. After careful deliberation by the Hall of Fame Selection Committee, the following individuals (pictured below) were inducted into the 2008 class on Saturday, July 19:
Top from left: Oscar Holderer, Vincent Vazzo,
and Captain Phillip Smith. Bottom from right:
Lisa DeVries, Spc. Josh Whitfield,
and Marlenn
Maicki.
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- Friend of Space Camp:
- Oscar Holderer - Former von Braun Team Member and designer of the original Space Camp simulators.
- Marlenn Maicki - Dean of the Junior School at Detroit Country Day School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Marlenn has brought over 1,500 students to Space Camp over the last 21 years.
- Former Space Camp staff member:
- Lisa DeVries - Space Academy trainee in 1990 and Advanced Space Academy counselor in 1998, Lisa currently works for United Space Alliance at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at Launch Control Center Safety Console.
- Former Space Camp trainee:
- Captain Phillip Smith - An alumnus of Space Camp Florida and Space Academy in Huntsville, Captain Smith currently serves as an F-15E pilot stationed at Seymour Johnson AFB in North Carolina.
- Vincent Vazzo - Attending various Space Camp programs from 1994-2007, Vincent is the creator of Hab1.com, a Web site that allows Space Camp alumni to interact. Vincent currently works for United Space Alliance at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
- Specialist Josh Whitfield - Alumnus of Aviation Challenge California and Alabama and five-time Right Stuff Award winner, Specialist Whitfield is currently recovering from injuries sustained in Iraq while serving with the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment.
For suggestions, questions, or comments about this or any Alumni Newsletter, please email us at alumni@spacecamp.com.
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