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SPACE CAMP partners with LEGO SPACE CAMP recently completed an exciting national promotion with LEGO Mars Mission and CARTOON NETWORK. As a part of this partnership, SPACE CAMP appeared in the July issue of LEGO Magazine , which has a readership of approximately 1.5 million kids per issue. SPACE CAMP also shared ad space with LEGO in the August issue of Boys' Life magazine.
Most exciting of all of the elements of this promotion was a national promotion on CARTOON NETWORK. The contest ran during the week of August 5, offering 10 trips to Parent/Child SPACE CAMP sessions as prizes for the winners. Each winner can bring a friend, and both kids can bring a parent. Participants entered the sweepstakes by calling in to CARTOON NETWORK during Toonami , the network's highest-rated block of cartoons, which runs on Saturday evenings. CARTOON NETWORK and the logo are trademarks of and © 2007 Cartoon Network. Adult Alumni SPACE CAMP
THE UNIVERSE on The History Channel ® An exciting new television series is coming to The History Channel ® on Tuesday nights at 9:00 p.m. Using cutting-edge computer graphics, this series brings the universe down to earth to show what life would be like on other planets and to imagine what kind of life forms might evolve in alien atmospheres. From the planets to the stars and out to the edge of the unknown, history and science collide in this epic exploration of the Universe and its mysteries. Episodes examine how discoveries were made and highlight the scientists and explorers who dared to venture into the uncharted territory of the universe. Tune in to The History Channel ® to learn more! Saturn V Update
Please visit www.savethesaturn.org for more information about the Saturn V Restoration and the Davidson Saturn V Center. USSRC Curator to be featured on The Space Show USSRC curator, Irene Willhite, will be featured on an upcoming episode of The Space Show , a popular radio program devoted to the manned space flight program, space tourism, and other related topics. The two-hour broadcast, scheduled for Friday, September 14, at 10:00 p.m. CDT, will feature a discussion of the newly released books, The Voice of Dr. Wernher von Braun , a compilation of von Braun's speeches, and Project Mars: A Technical Tale authored by von Braun. The more recent of the two, The Voice of Dr. Wernher von Braun , edited by Willhite, explores a number of von Braun's speeches on a variety of topics. Project Mars: A Technical Tale , released in 2007, is the fictional account of a manned mission to Mars. The Space Show originates from KLNW-AM 1150 in Seattle , Washington , but those of us outside of the station's coverage area can tune in to the live Web cast at www.thespaceshow.com . The program's host is Dr. David Livingston, a business consultant of over 20 years who specializes in space commerce. Alumni Spotlight Born on May 2, 1975, in Colorado Springs , Colorado , Dorothy “Dottie” Metcalf-Lindenburger attended SPACE CAMP at the age of 14, later describing the experience as “life changing.” SPACE CAMP opened the door to an exciting, new world for Dottie, a world that inspired a career path that allowed her to share her love of science with others. In 1997, Dottie graduated from Whitman College in Washington with a Bachelor's degree in Geology. She later received her teaching certification from Central Washington University in 1999. Inevitably, it was this passion for teaching that launched Dottie into the stars. After five years of teaching earth science and astronomy at Hudson 's Bay High School in Vancouver , Washington , a student in her astronomy class asked a question that sent Dottie to the NASA Web site in search of an answer. The student wanted to know how astronauts use the bathroom in space. Intrigued, Dottie searched NASA's data, but what she found was much more than she expected. NASA had just posted a call for teachers willing to enter the astronaut corps, and Dottie applied. "The educator astronaut position had just been posted," she says. "I got so excited. It seemed so perfect." Soon, Dottie received a call that she had been accepted to begin astronaut training at Johnson Space Center . "When this big of a dream comes true, it's unreal,” she recalls.
Today, as Dottie awaits her first NASA flight, fellow Educator Astronaut, Barbara Morgan, is currently floating in space onboard STS 118. Until Dottie gets her chance to do the same, she will have to keep her feet firmly planted on the ground in Houston , Texas , where she lives with her husband, Jason, and their daughter, Cambria . We are currently taking suggestions for spotlights in future newsletters! If you have a SPACE CAMP alumnus you would like to spotlight, please e-mail holleyg@spacecamp.com . For suggestions, questions, or comments about this Alumni Newsletter, please email us at alumni@spacecamp.com. |
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SPACE CAMP is currently sharing Web site links with LEGO, as well as promoting
a cool, new space game for kids called Mars Mission . From the SPACE CAMP Web site, kids can access Mars Mission and play
the first three levels of Crystalien Conflict . 
As most Huntsville citizens are aware, the restoration and housing of the Saturn
V rocket are progressing well. The USSRC has recently moved three stages of the rocket and its instrument ring into the Davidson Saturn V Center.
Soon, the remaining portions of the rocket will be hung in the building as well. Once the rocket is inside its new home, Conservation Solutions,
Inc. will finish the painting and will apply the decals, the last step of the refurbishing process. T he fourth and final wall of the building
will also be constructed at this time. 
The Grand Opening of the Davidson Saturn V Center, which will be held
on January 31, 2008, not only will celebrate the restoration and housing of the Saturn V rocket but also will commemorate the 50 th Anniversary of
America in Space. This exciting black-tie gala, which will feature nationally-renowned astronauts and leaders in the space industry, will observe
the successful entry of the United States into space exploration, while honoring the mighty Saturn V rocket. 
Dottie became the youngest member of the Educator Astronaut Candidate
Class of 2004. In February 2006, she completed Astronaut Candidate Training that included scientific and technical briefings, intensive instruction
in Shuttle and International Space Station systems, physiological training, T-38 flight training, and water and wilderness survival training.
Completion of this training qualified Dottie for various technical assignments within the Astronaut Office and for future flight assignments.