History was made on Friday October 18, 2019, when the first all woman spacewalk occured outside the International Space Station. Astronaut Christina Koch and Astronaut Jessica Meir became the first two woman to complete a spacewalk together. The spacewalk was the 221st space excursion from the International Space Station.  During the spacewalk, they replaced a […]

Do you remember your time training on the Mission Training Floor at Space Camp? In our latest video, we share the Mission Training Floor in its past and current state! Mission training is the culmination of the time spent training with your team and learning different concepts to complete a successful mission.

by Suzanne Saltz Back in 2007, a seven-year-old boy and his father took an epic father and son trip to Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. What is more amazing is that the trip was all chronicled in an article written by the father, John Horn which appeared in the Los Angeles Times on July 15, […]

by Suzanne Saltz and Chad Driver On Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 8:32 a.m. EST participants from all around the globe set off model rockets. This Global Rocket Launch commemorated the historic launch of a Huntsville-designed Saturn V rocket, which ferried the Apollo 11 crew to the moon on that exact day and time back […]

July 12-20, 2019, marked a special week of celebration at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. Coupled with the annual Rocket City Summer Fest and Space Camp Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, were a week full of events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon launch and landing. The Rocket City Summer Fest […]

October 4-10, 2019 marked the annual ‘World Space Week’ as designated by the United Nations General Assembly. World Space Week serves as a time for space enthusiasts to come together to celebrate the achievements made in space exploration and infuse the next generation with the excitement of space! Activities happened across the world for World […]

The newest program in the Space Camp lineup is U.S. Cyber Camp! This innovative camp was announced in 2017 and has since seen two seasons of campers come through the program. U.S. Cyber Camp aims to help develop an interest in the growing field of cyber security, as well introductory coding and other computer science […]

The Space Camp Alumni Association Board (SCAAB) is pleased announce that four board member positions will become open to fill existing board positions vacated by current members completing their terms. We are reaching out to fellow alumni and former staff who may be interested in helping us to advance the alumni movement and support the […]

“Through these doors enter the world’s future astronauts, scientists, and engineers.” Attending Space Camp leaves you with a number of special memories. When you arrive at Space Camp, the Habitat bunk area stands just beyond the entrance gates and the structure’s unique identity is a favorite for many trainees! Trainees stay in their bunks with […]