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Space to Input

Husband and wife duo Michael and Denise Okuda have worked in science fiction television for more than three decades as graphic designers, artists and technical consultants. Together, they have worked on six Star Trek films, as well as Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise, Picard, and even writing the Star Trek […]

Transportation to the Stars

Suzanne Saltz was a First Assistant Director and Director on the hit television program NCIS Los Angeles. She’s worked on shows such as Six Feet Under, Bones and Pushing Daisies. Suzanne is an active member of the Director’s Guild of America, Alliance of Women Directors, and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.  Though she […]

An Animated Childhood

Margrit von Braun is an environmental engineer specializing in hazardous waste management and risk assessment. She was one of the first women to join the University of Idaho College of Engineering faculty in 1980,and served as their Dean of the College of Graduate Studies. Margrit’s father was Dr. Wernher von Braun, the first director of […]

The Old Faithful Joy of Discovery

Dorothy “Dottie” Metcalf-Lindenberger is best known for her work as an American astronaut, becoming the very first Space Camp® alumna to fulfill this dream that so many campers have as they walk through the doors for the very first time. However, her love of exploration began far before she had her sights forever locked on […]

Rockets and Roars

Homer Hickam is best known for his work as a NASA engineer and his memoir Rocket Boys, which inspired the movie October Sky, but Hickam’s contributions to the scientific community extend beyond the realm of space exploration. His lesser-known but equally fascinating foray into paleontology has unveiled a series of extraordinary discoveries, particularly in the realm of Tyrannosaurus […]

Welcome to the Newest Space Camp Alumni Association Board Member!

Welcome to the newest Space Camp Alumni Association Board member! After an application process that began in September 2022 for one open seat on the board and a series of interviews throughout the end of the year with interested alumni, Christopher Mick was selected to fill the open seat on the Space Camp Alumni Association […]

Space Camp Alumni Chapters Kick off Meetups for 2023

Space Camp Alumni Chapters kicked off 2023 with their first meetups of the year! The Washington, D.C. Chapter of Space Camp Alumni provided outreach at the annual MAGFest video game conference that took place at Gaylord National Harbor in National Harbor, Maryland. They hosted a table that provided attendees the opportunity to pick up swag […]

Washington, D.C. Space Camp Alumni Chapter Begins Meetups

The Washington, D.C. regional Chapter of Space Camp Alumni has begun meetups! Their first meetup took place in person at a restaurant in Tysons Galleria to establish the chapter. At their first meeting the regional chapter established that they would meet monthly, with business meetings taking place virtually on Zoom and in person meetings happening […]

New Exhibit Open – Dare to Explore: Frontiers of Space

Dare to Explore: Frontiers of Space is a new and evolving exhibit showcasing current and future technologies of space exploration, such as a 1/10th scale model of ULA’s Vulcan rocket, Boeing’s Starliner Pressure Capsule test vessel, a 1/10th scale model of NASA’s SLS rocket, Blue Origin’s Mannequin Skywalker, and coming soon, Chris Sembroski’s Inspiration4 SpaceX […]