On July 1st, 2021 the crew of Inspiration4 stopped by Aviation Challenge and Space Camp, to chat with trainees and try their hand at some of the Space Camp simulators. The crew of Inspiration4 is the first all-civilian crew and they will be journeying to space in September 2021 aboard a SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft. The […]

Aviation Challenge programs returned to the Space Camp roster this summer 2021, after a brief pause for the summer 2020 season. During COVID-19 when camp numbers were greatly reduced, the program was unable to run in what would have been its 30th program year. This summer, the program is back and at almost full enrollment! […]

On Thursday June 3, 2021, Governor Kay Ivey of Alabama made a visit to the Space Camp mission training floor to celebrate the reopening of Space Camp. Space Camp programs and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center shuttered temporarily for a period of two months in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When Space […]

Aviation Challenge was temporarily halted in 2020 due to the COVID-pandemic, and the only camps that ran were Space Camp specific programs during that season. As Space Camp welcomed not only a slightly higher capacity of students in summer 2021, it also brought back the Aviation Challenge and U.S. Cyber Camp programs. Camps across the […]

Space Camp is back! The first  trainees were welcomed back to Space Camp during the week of May 23, 2021, and Space Camp staff was overjoyed that the program was returning for its 39th season. In 2021, Space Camp programs, including Aviation Challenge and U.S. Cyber Camp, will welcome students from the contiguous United States […]

When it comes to science, to exploration, and to space, we tend to look forward. We test our next thesis. We map our next journey. We plan our next mission. We take one small step forward every single day, but rarely do we pause to think about where we’re stepping from. What mission was accomplished, […]

Space Camp week-long programs return in May 2021! Thanks to the success of the Save Space Camp campaign, camp is being readied to open to week-long program students in May 2021. Space Camp, Aviation Challenge, and U.S. Cyber Camp will come back for summer 2021, with slightly smaller team sizes, social distancing, and COVID-19 mitigation […]

Space Camp Alumni held an Alumni Volunteer weekend on April 10th and 11th, 2021 to help support the reopening of Space Camp! Many activities around campus needed to be completed, since the facility was not used at full capacity in 2020. There are also general maintenance items that need to be done every year, and […]

Presented by Lockheed Martin and developed by the Rocket Center’s exhibits team, Dare to Explore: Milestones to Mars highlights historic artifacts from the Center’s collection, as well as exciting new technologies. Lockheed Martin’s proposed lunar ascent stage for the Artemis mission’s return to the moon is showcased. Dare to Explore appeals to a broad audience […]