As the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo Moon Landing winds down, Space Camp Alumni turn to look ahead at the future of Space Camp and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, home of Space Camp, as well as the programs offered for future Space Camp participants. Just as rapidly as technology has changed […]

Rocket City Summer Fest 2019 was a BLAST! Coinciding with the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing Anniversary, Space Camp Alumni from across the country and folks from all across the greater Huntsville region turned out for a week long party! It was one of the biggest celebration of space achievement for Space Camp […]

Space Camp Alumni are nearly a million strong! Launched in 1982, Space Camp has inspired and motivated young people from around the country, and later world, with attendees from all 50 states, U.S. territories, and over 150 countries across the world. Space Camp alumni include astronauts, engineers, scientists, teachers, and explorers of all kinds! Camps […]

Space Camp looked a lot different in the mid-80s; the former training center used to be under a large dome where the Habs are now located.  This still from “Space Camp” the movie shows how tightly the simulators were packed underneath the dome of the former training center.  After Space Camp relocated to the building […]

Dr. Wernher Von Braun and Edward O. Buckbee helped envision and launch Space Camp almost 35 years ago. To celebrate their vision, alumni from across the globe are gearing up to raise money for scholarships to send the next generation to Space Camp. Are you interesting in doing something within your community to raise scholarship funds? Reach out […]

Meet The New  Alumni Advancement Board Members  (Photo Courtesy of Carie Lemack) Carie Lemack is an entrepreneurial leader who grew up in Framingham, Massachusetts. She was inspired by her first grade teacher, Alice Shull, to watch Columbia’s first landing on her 6th birthday. From this inspirational experience, she went on to attend Space Camp, Academy […]

Alumni Spotlight  (Photo Courtesy of Michelle Christensen) Dr. Michelle Christensen took an early interest in space and rockets, especially rocket             engines. When she was 5 years old, her father took her to Kennedy Space Center as a side trip to Disney World. “My parents did not expect me to be more excited […]

Alumni Spotlight Dr. Andrea Hanson always knew she wanted to pursue a career in engineering. She grew up in Lake Park, MN and while in high school she won an award that came with a tour of the 3M facility in St. Paul, MN. The tour guide was a chemical engineer and demonstrated to Andrea […]