Space Camp is an educational

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, on the grounds of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center museum near NASA's

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. It provides residential and educational programs for children and adults on themes such as space exploration, aviation and robotics. The camp is run by a state government agency, the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission. More than 900,000 campers have graduated since 1982, including several who became astronauts.

History

Space Camp was founded in 1982 as an educational camp using the United States

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as a basis to promote math and science to children. The idea was the result of a comment by rocket scientist

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who was touring the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in 1977 when he noticed a group of schoolchildren studying rockets and said to the museum director, "You know, we have all these camps for youngsters in this country - band camps and cheerleader camps and football camps. Why don't we have a science camp?"

U.S. Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center and Space Camp (formerly U.S. Space Camp) in Huntsville are operated by the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, which is a state agency whose members are appointed by the

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. The non-profit U.S. Space & Rocket Center Foundation is a separate entity and members of its board are not appointed by the governor. It is responsible for scholarship fund-raising and the licensing of camps outside the United States. There are a number of internationally licensed Space Camps, including Space Camp Turkey, Space Camp Canada (known as "Camp Spatial" in French), and Space Camp Belgium.

Space Camp Florida

Space Camp Florida opened in 1988 and shared facilities with the

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in Titusville,

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, both of which were operated by the now defunct U.S. Space Camp Foundation. The Space Camp facility closed in 2002, due to low attendance leading to financial difficulties. About 50,000 children attended the camp during its run, but in its final year as few as 14 participants filled 276 slots. The Astronaut Hall of Fame was sold to

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and remained remains open until 2015 as an added attraction to the

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Visitor Complex with several simulators previously used by the camp available to all visitors. , the building was being used by

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to support work on the NASA Orion crew capsule.

Space Camp California

Space Camp California was operated by the now defunct U.S. Space Camp Foundation at

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from 1996 to 2002, when it closed due to financial difficulties.

Space Camp Hall of Fame

The Space Camp Hall of Fame began in 2007 during the 25th-anniversary celebrations. According to the website, the hall was "designed to honor graduates, former employees and supporters who have distinguished themselves in their respective careers or made considerable in-kind contributions in an effort to help further the goals of the Space Camp program."

Programs

Program names are used to define the age or focus group for which the specific program targets, with ''Space Camp'' referring to both a camp program and the parent organization. The camp offers programs for various ages and durations of visit. The majority of attendees visit during the summer, though spring and fall often see many school group visits, parent and child bonding camps, and adult or corporate programs. Space Camp is a six-day program offered for children between 9 and 11 years old. The curriculum is designed to balance education and entertainment. Children enrolling in Space Camp can choose from one of three "tracks" of activities and study: space, aviation and robotics. Space Camp was the first of the camp programs offered, and is used as the umbrella organization name. Space Academy is a program intended for ages 12–14, offered in six-day sessions. Advanced Space Academy is designed for 15- to 18-year-olds. The program was originally known as Space Academy Level II and was started in Fall of 1987. In 1987 the Space Academy Level II program was college accredited (1 hour) through the University of Alabama Huntsville. It also offered programs for adults as the first class to go through Level II were adults. Th
Family Camp
program allows parents or guardians to attend Space Camp with their child aged 7–12 years. The program is run throughout the year, lasts three to four days, and includes activities in which the adult and child work together. Family Camp also has an Aviation Challenge option, designed for children and their accompanying adult, offered during the summer months. Advanced Space Academy Elite is offered to graduates of the Advanced Space Academy program and has several exclusive features, such as scuba diving. Additionally, Space Camp has previously offered a twelve day Advanced Space Academy program that includes features such as multiple missions, scuba diving, use of some of the

Aviation Challenge Space Camp is an educational camp in Huntsville, Alabama, on the grounds of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center museum near NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. It provides residential and educational programs for children and adults on themes such ...

facilities, and a twenty four hour extended duration mission.

Scholarships

Space Camp offers scholarships for children who have disabilities, academic talent, leadership skills, or financial needs or other disadvantages.

SCI-VIS

In cooperation with teachers of

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students, Space Camp operates a week-long ''Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students'' by providing the same experience to visually impaired students as sighted students. Adaptations are made to the computer systems campers use in activities and simulations to provide speech and large print output. Adapted materials, including handbooks translated in

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, and equipment are used during the camp.

Deaf Space Camp

In cooperation with teachers, Space Camp operates a week-long program for

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and hard of hearing students by providing the same experience to hearing-impaired students as hearing students. Communication is supported by a dedicated team of

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interpreters as well as through visual and written media. To allow equal access to the audio of films, most museum & camp movies have open or closed captions; the theater provides a rear-window captioning system. To augment or replace microphone/headset technology, students use live stream video between mission control and the shuttle simulator. In addition to participating in typical camp activities and simulations, students often have the opportunity to meet and interact with deaf adults who work in science-related fields and learn about the many contributions deaf individuals such as

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Other programs

Other programs include corporate programs, programs for adults and educators and educational field-trip programs for school groups, and the X-Camp outdoor leadership camp. There were also special alumni sessions during the summer of the 25th anniversary. Occasionally themed camps have been offered, usually in conjunction with museum exhibits. During the summer of 2010 a Jedi Experience camp was offered in connection with the museum traveling exhibit Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination. U.S. Cyber Camp announced in 2017, focuses on Cyber Security.

Aviation Challenge

Aviation Challenge, or AC, is an umbrella branding for a set of aviation oriented camps at Space Camp, consisting of three main programs for children from ages 9–18. As an aviation oriented camp the fundamental teaching aids are computer based flight simulators, which are intended to train attendees to fly, act, and think like

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, Navy or Marine

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Facilities

Simulators

There are simulators at Space Camp, such as: *The MAT ( Multi-axis trainer) simulates

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, similar to the Multiple Axis Space Test Inertia Facility (MASTIF) developed for

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*The 1/6 Chair simulates walking on the

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*The 5DF Chair simulates the frictionless environment of

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in five

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*The MMU (

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) simulates working untethered in a frictionless environment, such as during

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(also known as an EVA or spacewalk). Space Camp additionally uses rides or attractions that are on site at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center as instructional tools. While these are not true simulators, the use of these rides is designed to allow the rider to better understand some aspect of space travel. The Space Shot simulates

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, and the G-Force Accelerator simulates the

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s put on

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s while re-entering the Earth's atmosphere or during launch. The Intuitive Planetarium provides a venue for presenting space- and science-oriented shows produced through a Digistar 7 system and 5 Christie laser projectors. The planetarium is part of the Center's museum complex. In February 2019, the Intuitive Planetarium replaced the Spacedome

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theater, which operated at the Center since 1982.

Accommodation

If a Space Camp program takes more than one day, campers stay at the space camp's Habitat 1 or Habitat 2. Habitat 1 is a large building designed to house young people. It is manned by staff and has full

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. Male and female campers are usually assigned to separate floors. Aviation Challenge trainees stay in Habitat 3 where they are required to maintain military standards to their bays and racks. There are two floors to Hab 3. Males live on half of the ground floor and all of the second floor. Female trainees stay on the other half of the first floor. The bays are named after famous aircraft carriers. The camp has a cafeteria where campers receive meals.

Notable attendees and visitors

Attendees

*Astronauts and cosmonauts: **

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in 1995 aged 18, while a foreign exchange student. ** Robert Hines in 1989 aged 14. **

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attended Space Academy for Educators in 1999. **

Sandra Magnus Sandra Hall Magnus (born October 30, 1964) is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut. She returned to Earth with the crew of STS-119 ''Discovery'' on March 28, 2009, after having spent 134 days in orbit. She was assigned to the crew of ...

attended a weekend Adult Space Academy in 1991 while a student at Georgia Tech. ** Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger aged 14. **

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attended Advanced Space Academy in 1998 aged 15. **

Barbara Morgan Barbara Radding Morgan (born November 28, 1951) is an American teacher and a former NASA astronaut. She participated in the Teacher in Space program as backup to Christa McAuliffe for the 1986 ill-fated STS-51-L mission of the Space Shuttle ...

visited Space Academy for Educators in 2003 and took part in a simulated space mission. **

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attended Adult Space Academy in 1989. **

Kathleen Rubins Kathleen Hallisey Rubins (born October 14, 1978) is an American microbiologist and NASA astronaut. She became the 60th woman to fly in space when she launched on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on July 7, 2016 ...

dreamed of becoming an astronaut as a child and did chores around the house to earn her trip to Space Camp in seventh grade. **

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attended Space Academy for Educators in 1999, more than four years after his retirement. *

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, space enthusiast who has attended all of the Space Camps, first attended Huntsville in 2008 *

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, daughter of then President

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, attended the International Space Camp in 1993. *

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, daughter of then Senator

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, in 1985. *

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, daughter of former President

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. *Actors

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attended during production of ''The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley''. *Jacob Roloff, of the reality television series ''

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'', in 2009 *Musician

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's children have attended multiple camp programs. *Actor Austin O'Brien in 1997.

Guests

*The cast and crew of ''

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'' visited Space Camp during pre-production.

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, who portrayed James Lovell in the film, would return in 2006, as his son was attending at the time. Hanks also ate breakfast with some

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In popular culture

Books

*'' Unleashed in Space'' (1999), The Super Adventures of Wishbone, Book 3.

Films

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'' (1986) portrays youngsters on a fictional adventure at the camp. *''

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'' (1989), a drama about a teenager (

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) who befriends a gruff former astronaut (

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). *'' The Case of the U.S. Space Camp Mission'' (1996), a direct-to-video film starring the Olsen twins. *'' Stranger Than Fiction'' (2006), the protagonist's friend (

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) says the camp would be at the top of his bucket list and that "You're never too old to go to Space Camp, dude," and later inspects a brochure about programs for adults. *''

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'' (2012), a television movie based on a teacher's memoirs. *'' Space Warriors'' (2013), a television movie about Space Camp trainees who help rescue three astronauts stranded in orbit.

Television

*''

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'', season 2, episode 9, " Chuck Versus the Sensei", John Casey sarcastically refers to Space Camp as being where all the cool kids go. *''

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'', season 6, episode 2, "The Big Desk, Part 2",

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's character, Allison Sugarbaker, confesses her ex-boyfriend, Randy, was infatuated with Space Camp "and, when he got too old to go, he sued them." *''

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'', season 2, episode 12c, "Ol' McDexter", Dee Dee attended a camp similar to space camp while Dexter attended an

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farm camp. *''

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'', season 4, episode 3, Kenny Powers refers to Space Camp when trying to get his son to pat a wolf. *''

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'', season 4, episode 18, "This One Time at Space Camp...", candidates for a space mission tell a selection panel of their pasts. *''

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'', season 11, episode 9, " Space Cadet",

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attends Space Camp. *'' Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman'', season 1, episode 19, "Ruff Ruffman Spaces Out", features the show's contestants, the FETCHers, sent to Space Camp to take part in astronaut training. *'' The Goldbergs'', season 3, episode 22, "Smother's Day", Adam dreams of going to Space Camp. *''

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'', season 4, episode 28, "Space Camp Oddity", Brad tells Lily about his space-camp girlfriend, Lana. *''

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'' (2010), the host sent his sidekick,

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, to Adult Space Camp. *

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game shows often had trips to Space Camp as prizes, including '' Double Dare'', '' Finders Keepers'', '' Get the Picture'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Think Fast''. *''

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'', season 14, episode 12, " I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can",

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claims to have visited Space Camp during his summer holidays. *''

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'', season 1, episode 2, "Space Camp, the Final Food Frontier", features Adult Space Camp.

References

External links

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