Astronaut Christina Koch has returned home to Earth after 328 days aboard the International Space Station. During her time on the Space Station, she set records as part of the first all women spacewalk team with Astronaut Jessica Meir, and also setting a record for single longest spaceflight by a woman in December 2019. Image […]

Astronaut Christina Koch is a five-time Space Camp graduate of Space Camp programs. Koch is a native of Michigan and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Physics from North Carolina State University, as well as a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering. She graduated from the NASA Academy program at Goddard […]

Mission control is an essential part of the mission experience at Space Camp! During your time at Mission Control, you may have had a variety of positions from CAPCOM to Flight Director that help complete a successful mission. Your team may have run in to some anomalies along the way to test your problem solving […]

HUGE news for Space Camp Alumni this year! In 2020, Space Camp Alumni will be able to attend regional events in cities throughout the country to network with other Space Camp Alumni, enjoy activities together, and take on missions in each of their regions. These chapters will serve as a connection between the Space Camp […]

Written by Chad Driver, Space Camp Alumni Association Board Member The allies had just emerged victorious from WWII. These were the days of Operation Paperclip, when Von Braun’s team set up shop in Huntsville, Alabama as one front in the Cold War. German V-2 technology would become the foundation for new military rockets – and […]

Today, a group of thirteen individuals will become the newest NASA Astronauts. Seven males and six females are the up and coming class to graduate from astronaut basic training today. The graduation ceremony will be live on NASA’s website at 10:30am EST. Image courtesy NASA NASA Astronaut Graduates: Kayla Barron, Zena Cardman, Raja Chari, Matthew Dominick, […]

There is lots of celebrating ahead! In 2020, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center is celebrating its 50th birthday, it is the 30th anniversary of Aviation Challenge, and the Space Camp Alumni Association is kicking off Space Camp Alumni Chapters in regions across the United States! This year, we also welcome board member Christopher Key as the […]

As we ring in the new year, it is also a time of celebration and change for the Space Camp Alumni Association Board. Each year in September and October, a search is started to fill any open seats on the SCAA Board. This year, there were five vacant seats that were to be filled for […]

Wishing you all the best in 2020! We have a number of exciting events planned for 2020, including the launch of Space Camp Alumni Chapter Events, continuation of the annual Summer Fest event in Huntsville, all new Adult Aviation Challenge dates, and more! Make sure to join our email list so you get notified first […]