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Saturn V Update
For more information on how you can make a donation toward the new exhibits in the Davidson Center for Space Exploration, please visit www.savethesaturn.org and click on “Saturn V Exhibit Gallery.” SPACE CAMP Scholarships SPACE CAMP scholarship applications for the 2008 season are currently available online at www.spacecamp.com and will be accepted by the USSRC Scholarship Office until December 14, 2007. If you or someone you know is interested in applying, please visit the SPACE CAMP Web site today for more information! If you would like to contribute to the SPACE CAMP Scholarship Fund, you may make a donation online at www.spacecamp.com . Welcome Back Endeavour On November 15, 2007, the USSRC's Endeavour Orbiter returned to SPACE CAMP's Mission Center Complex floor after spending three years in the Bus Barn Storage facility on USSRC property. Endeavour was removed from the MCC in 2004 to create room for the addition of the International Space Station Module donated by Marshall Space Flight Center, but is now being brought back to accommodate the large number of short programs that are favored by school groups from across the country. It will allow for flexibility in scheduling and increased mission requirements.
Despite its ability to survive over the years, the Endeavour needs your help. As many may already know, the USSRC added an orbiter to the floor in 2004, and because the original Endeavour was no longer in service, we assigned the name Endeavour to that orbiter. Now that the original Endeavour has been returned, it needs a new name. That's where our alumni come in; we would like to invite you to participate in renaming this orbiter. Please submit your naming ideas to alumni@spacecamp.com with the subject line “Endeavour Name.” Alumni Spotlight As a third grader in the summer of 1983, Amanda Stubblefield watched STS-7 launch with the first American woman, Sally Ride, on board. This experience forever changed Amanda's life, as it pointed her toward a deep desire to become an astronaut. One of the first steps towards the completion of this goal for Amanda was to save money to attend SPACE CAMP. She stored away her two-dollar-a-week allowance for almost three years, when finally her parents decided to pay for the remaining third of the cost. Amanda attended Camp in the fall of 1987, just before beginning the seventh grade. For Amanda, SPACE CAMP was so exciting that her parents had to bribe her with a return trip to SPACE ACADEMY Level I just to get her in the car after graduation. She attended Level I in the fall of 1988. Amanda returned to Camp again in the summer of 1995 as an AVIATION CHALLENGE (AC) counselor. The summer of teaching kids about aviation, land and water survival training, and teamwork turned into a recurring theme as she returned as an AC counselor again in the summers of 1996 and 1997, working with Mach I, II, III, Pilot/Co-Pilot, and Corporate and Adult Camps.
Second Annual SPACE CAMP Hall of Fame The second annual SPACE CAMP Hall of Fame banquet will be held Saturday, July 19, 2008, at the USSRC's Davidson Center for Space Exploration. The event will be held in conjunction with the Fifth Annual Saturn/Apollo Reunion, which will take place the evening of Friday, July 18, 2008, creating a huge reunion weekend for SPACE CAMP alumni and Saturn V Team members. 2008 nominees will be selected for each of the Hall of Fame categories: Friend of SPACE CAMP, Former Employee, and Former Camper. One inductee will be selected from each category. Individuals who were nominated in 2007 but were not selected will be automatically considered for the 2008 induction. The Hall of Fame nomination Web site is expected to be up and running by mid-November 2007, and a survey form pertaining to the Hall of Fame will also be available to all SPACE CAMP alumni. Former campers can give feedback about last year's Hall of Fame as well as provide suggestions for improvements for 2008's celebration. Some of the survey questions will include information about the formality of the event, the type of dinner, ticket price, and interest in attending the Saturn/Apollo Reunion or any other “reunion” events. We Are Thankful… In honor of this time of year when giving thanks is such a crucial part of our culture, the USSRC would like to extend a hearty “thank you” to our SPACE CAMP alumni. We appreciate your dedication and willingness in:
Recruiting counselors for the USSRC This fall USSRC officials will be working with colleges across the country to recruit students and former campers for the upcoming hiring season. We will be looking to recruit approximately 120 counselors to begin employment on January 14, 2008. Applicants must be at least 20 years of age and have successfully completed 30 hours of college credits. In addition, the USSRC is looking for alumni who are willing to be ambassadors and conduct recruiting sessions at their local colleges and universities for spring 2008. For more information on how you can serve as a SPACE CAMP ambassador, please contact Charity Nehls at charityn@spacecamp.com or apply online at www.spacecamp.com/hr . GOT HEROES? Apply today to become a SPACE CAMP counselor and make a difference in the life of a child. For suggestions, questions, or comments about this Alumni Newsletter, please email us at alumni@spacecamp.com .
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Construction on the Davidson Center for Space Exploration is nearly complete, and the USSRC is gearing up for an exciting Grand Opening Gala on the evening of Thursday, January 31, 2008. The Davidson Center officially opens to the public on February 1, 2008, and at this time many space artifacts will already be relocated to the new facility. The entire museum plan, which includes a variety of exhibits, artifacts, and interactive kiosks, will be implemented over subsequent months, as funding permits. 
The Endeavour Orbiter appears to have a sort of magical staying power, as it was originally brought to the MCC floor as one of the first two SPACE CAMP orbiters. Its most recent “accomplishment,” however, is its survival of the Bus Barn fire in May of this year. Through its many years of use, and one close call with a fire, Endeavour appears to be in relatively good condition and currently resides on the MCC floor in front of the Administration elevator where it will be restored by 2008. Connected by tunnel to the Constellation Station, which will be converted from a sleep module into an experiment module, Endeavour's EVA's will include Access and Hubble, both of which are currently being upgraded. 
After graduating as an engineer from Vanderbilt University in 1997, SPACE CAMP continued to be a recurring theme in Amanda's life. She returned to camp year-round in the spring of 1998 and became an AVIATION CHALLENGE supervisor, helping train and lead the next generation of AC counselors. In the fall, Amanda began working in the SPACE CAMP-5C program, SPACE ACADEMY , Advanced SPACE ACADEMY , Parent-Child Camp, and Corporate Camp programs, and in the spring of 1999, she was hired as a simulations supervisor for the Training Center Floor. 
In January 2001, Amanda left SPACE CAMP to begin work at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) as a Simulations Coordinator for Teledyne Brown Engineering and the International Space Station's Payload Operations and Integration Center . Her work with MSFC eventually resulted in a transfer to Johnson Space Center in Houston , Texas , to work directly in the Space Station Training Facility simulator and as an ISS Payloads Instructor. In 2005, Amanda left Teledyne Brown to become an ISS Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS) Instructor for United Space Alliance. Today, Amanda works with ISS crewmembers and is responsible for the ECLSS and Emergency Response crew training for Expedition 18, slated to fly in the fall of 2008. She is also pursuing her Master's of Aeronautical Science degree through Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University .