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 […]

During World Space Week, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center held its official groundbreaking of the new Space Camp Operations Center. This building is slated to open in March 2023. Donors that held contribute to the building by accepting the inaugural naming opportunities were in attendance, including: Boeing, Building sponsor Anthony Loomis, lobby sponsor Blue […]

This summer a special gift was given to return a beloved piece of equipment to our Aviation Challenge program. In summer of 2020, the owner of the previous helo dunker on loan to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center requested that it be taken down and returned, thus removing that activity from the program. The […]

  On Tuesday August 17th, renowned Tuskegee Airmen Lt. Col. George Hardy and Lt. Col. James Harvey came to the Aviation Challenge campus to celebrate 30 years of the aviation inspiring program. NASA Astronaut Victor Glover was also in attendance to speak to the Aviation Challenge trainees in the audience about reaching for the stars […]

  On Tuesday August 17th, renowned Tuskegee Airmen Lt. Col. George Hardy and Lt. Col. James Harvey came to the Aviation Challenge campus to celebrate 30 years of the aviation inspiring program. NASA Astronaut Victor Glover was also in attendance to speak to the Aviation Challenge trainees in the audience about reaching for the stars […]

August 2021 brought exciting news for Aviation Challenge enthusiasts! The helo dunker is an underwater egress training component that is much loved in the Aviation Challenge community. In 2020, the current helo dunker system at the Aviation Challenge lake had to unfortunately be retired, as the owner of the system asked for it to be […]

Sometimes you find kindred spirits in the most unusual places. This summer, Space Camp made a few new friends starting with an email, extending to a phone call, then several emails and phone calls before finally resolving in the restoration of a prized Aviation Challenge simulator. The search to replace the 9D5 helo dunker used […]

Coca-Cola, a legacy partner of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, continued the company’s long-time support of the Center’s STEM initiatives and events by sponsoring an August program honoring the 30th anniversary of Aviation Challenge® Camp. The day’s festivities featured Tuskegee airmen George Hardy and James Harvey as well as U.S. Navy Commander Victor Glover, an […]