From 2003 to 2006, Joseph Sembrat Jr. (Joe) played a pivotal role in the stabilization and restoration of two of the three remaining Saturn V rockets. These extraordinary artifacts stand as enduring symbols of the scientific and technological achievements of 20th-century America and the expansion of the U.S. space program. The conservation of the Saturn […]

Trisha Muro was fortunate to attend the various programs at Space Camp four times when she was a teenager. She still remembers the simulators (the multi-axis trainer was her favorite!), the shuttle missions, and the IMAX movies that capped off each thrilling day. What could possibly be better than learning about the science of space […]

By Ignacio Ramos, Space Camp Alum Sometimes a single week can change an entire lifetime. For many, Space Camp is just one week in the summer. For others, it’s simply another fun activity. For me, it was — literally — a dream come true. A caress to my past self. A once-in-a-lifetime experience that I […]

I was 15 years old when I stood in the West Texas desert and watched a rocket carry my mom into space. In May 2025, she launched aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard as part of the NS-32 mission, becoming the first woman physician commercial astronaut.

Jared Isaacman, astronaut and leader of the Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn missions to space, is making a second significant donation to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center for its Space Camp programs. In July during the annual Space Camp Alumni Reunion Weekend, Isaacman announced a gift of $15 million for the Inspiration4 Skills Training Complex, […]

Educator alum Aymette (Amy) Medina Jorge and Space Camp alum Dr. Gretchen Green will join the 12th human flight for Blue Origin’s New Shepard program. Amy Jorge attended the Space Camp Academy for Educators in 2024 and would be the first educator alumna to go to space. She is a high school and middle school STEM […]

Four-time Space Camper (And U.S. Space and Rocket Center Education Foundation Board Secretary) Dr. Gretchen Green is no regular Space Camp® alumna, having received education at Harvard, Yale, and Brown on her way to practicing as a radiologist in North Carolina.  A clear leader in her field and expert in her scientific craft, Dr. Green […]

Space Camp Hall-of-Famer Danny Jaques is a teacher, leader, and lover of space … but what you may know him from most is his one-of-a-kind salsa.  The creator of Danny’s Rocket Ranch Space Salsa, Jaques mixes every single bag of salsa himself, producing 250-300 bags of salsa a day by “doing it the old-fashioned way.” […]

Drummer for Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson, Rock & Roll Hall-of-Fame inductee, Grammy Award winner and friend of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation. Chris Vrenna’s career has been anything but standard mission protocol.  Vrenna joined our podcast Dare to Explore to talk about music, space, and how a meaningful, committed mission […]