Lots of exciting news ahead this year at Space Camp! The new Boeing Space Camp Operations Center has officially gone vertical, and steel beams have begun to be placed to form the core structure of the new building. The skyline of Space Camp will look very different coming summer 2022 and the building is slated […]

If given two words to summarize 2021 season at Space Camp, two top choices would be, “adapt” and “overcome”. While 2020 brought many challenges, 2021 brought a renewed sense of focus on the core mission at Space Camp. There was quite a bit of adapting that needed to take place, masks were in place for […]

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation is honored to received donations from these organizations and included in a check presentation to receive the donation. These donations help impact students in our internationally renowned educational programs, like Space Camp. U.S. Space & Rocket Center CEO Dr. Kimberly Robinson is shown holding a $6,000 check […]

Elite programs at Space Camp are for alumni that recently graduated from an Advanced Space Academy or Aviation Challenge Mach III program, by invitation only and participants must meet specific age requirements. These programs are an extended duration mission program, with enhanced missions and activities within the program that runs a full week long. Participants […]

  Margrit von Braun is an environmental engineer specializing in hazardous waste management and risk assessment. Her father was Dr. Wernher von Braun, the first director of the Marshall Space Flight Center and led the development of the Saturn V rocket that sent the Apollo astronauts to the moon. Margrit was one of the first women to join the University […]

What a difference you made in a year! In 2020, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center® was in danger of closing due to the pandemic. Thanks to more than 9,000 donors in all 50 states and 38 countries, the Center is open and recovering from the near financial disaster. Thanks to our donors, in 2022 […]

Yellowhammer Brewing held a check presentation ceremony as a part of their 11th anniversary celebration on October 16, 2021 to donate $20,000 to Space Camp scholarships. This continues a tradition of supporting not only Space Camp, but the Huntsville community for Yellowhammer Brewing. As a part of their anniversary they had live music and specials […]

With over one million Space Camp Alumni in the world, the alumni of Space Camp programs have gone on to work in a diverse set of career fields with incredibly unique specialties and talents. Space Camp opened in 1982 and captured the attention of many children looking to find a place to increase their knowledge about space exploration and science. What they also found during […]

Thank you to our partners that sponsored World Space Week activities:     The U.S. Space & Rocket Center celebrated World Space Week with a variety of activities throughout the museum during the week. We appreciate our sponsors for the week for helping to make an outstanding educational and entertaining experience for all! Find out […]