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 […]

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! 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The helo dunker is an underwater egress training component that is much loved in the Aviation Challenge community, but had to be removed from our program for a time. We’re excited to share that the experience has now returned to Aviation Challenge! In 2020, the helo dunker system at the Aviation Challenge lake had to […]

The US Space & Rocket Center is hosting a free public viewing party for the launch of Artemis I next week. This history-making launch is scheduled to happen the morning of Monday, Aug. 29, and everyone is invited to watch! Doors open at 5:30 a.m. We’ll be showing the Artemis I launch on the giant […]

  Alumni from across the United States came to Huntsville June 17, 2022, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Space Camp and induct eight members into the Space Camp Hall of Fame. Nearly 400 guests came dressed in their 1980s attire, as a bow to the 1982 birth year of Space Camp, New members include: […]