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by Benji
Tue Nov 22, 2016 2:58 pm
Forum: Counseling Sessions
Topic: Schollarship questions
Replies: 7
Views: 9968

Re: Schollarship questions

I don't know how this affects the scholarship process, but when choosing a camp level I would consider the social implications over the academic ones. That is, would you rather be the oldest in your group or the youngest? My opinion is that you'll learn about the same either way, and can always lear...
by Benji
Thu Aug 04, 2016 4:13 pm
Forum: The Hab
Topic: Orbiter mockup at the old Florida STS departs...
Replies: 6
Views: 4595

Re: Orbiter mockup at the old Florida STS departs...

I have fond memories of sims in there as well as the Shuttle to Tomorrow film. Glad they're at least planning on putting it to use!
by Benji
Tue Oct 20, 2015 3:36 pm
Forum: von Braun's World
Topic: Normalization of deviance
Replies: 2
Views: 2863

Normalization of deviance

​I learned a new phrase yesterday which describes a concept I had always understood (I suspect most of us do in some form or another) but never had a term for. "Normalization of deviance", is when an individual or group becomes accustomed to a deviation (breaking a rule, circumventing a pr...
by Benji
Fri Jul 24, 2015 9:32 am
Forum: The Gift Shop
Topic: 2015 Hall of Fame Auction Discussion
Replies: 10
Views: 7944

Re: 2015 Hall of Fame Auction Discussion

Hotdog wrote:We could have another Sprocket-themed episode of "Shipping Wars" on our hands

http://www.uship.com/shipment/T38-Shuttle/486405778/
Already someone looking for a quote to ship a sign from the auction: http://www.uship.com/shipment/metal-sig ... 424639719/
by Benji
Thu Jul 23, 2015 9:20 am
Forum: The Gift Shop
Topic: 2015 Hall of Fame Auction Discussion
Replies: 10
Views: 7944

Re: 2015 Hall of Fame Auction Discussion

3. I think they'll later regret getting rid of some of these signs. That large SC sign from the arch by Hab1 would look great mounted on the wall by the hall of fame displays! This. Yes. Kyle (my husband) suggested that the person who gets the big sign should put it back up where it belongs (at the...
by Benji
Tue Jul 21, 2015 3:35 pm
Forum: von Braun's World
Topic: Book review: Rocket Girl: The Story of Mary Sherman Morgan, America's First Female Rocket Scientist
Replies: 0
Views: 3250

Book review: Rocket Girl: The Story of Mary Sherman Morgan, America's First Female Rocket Scientist

Rocket Girl is the biography of chemist Mary Sherman Morgan. Morgan invented Hydyne, the fuel which propelled several Jupiter C and Juno I rockets and was instrumental in helping the U.S. catch up to the USSR at the beginning of the Space Race. The book is a work of creative nonfiction (i.e. made-u...
by Benji
Tue Jul 21, 2015 3:04 pm
Forum: The Gift Shop
Topic: 2015 Hall of Fame Auction Discussion
Replies: 10
Views: 7944

Re: 2015 Hall of Fame Auction Discussion

I'd list all of the things I want, but I would basically be everything! If only I could figure out a use for that sign…
by Benji
Fri Jul 10, 2015 7:33 pm
Forum: The Hab
Topic: 100 year old trainee
Replies: 1
Views: 2302

100 year old trainee

Here's a fun story about a centenarian who is currently at Camp: http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index ... r_100.html
by Benji
Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:35 pm
Forum: The Hab
Topic: Family Camp Review
Replies: 7
Views: 5321

Re: Family Camp Review

Photographers from Sharpshooter Imaging, the company which takes photos of museum visitors as they enter, took photos of us throughout the weekend. For $50 + tax they would mail a USB stick containing the photos of your family, including the green-screen photo from the museum entrance, and a few sto...
by Benji
Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:27 pm
Forum: The Hab
Topic: Family Camp Review
Replies: 7
Views: 5321

Family Camp Review

Over the weekend of Memorial Day I attende d Space Camp Family Camp and I thought I'd write about it for anyone interested. I'd been looking forward to this trip since my daughter was born and I had a great time sharing my love of Camp with her. Also in my family were my brother-in-law and niece. ht...
by Benji
Fri May 29, 2015 9:17 am
Forum: The Hab
Topic: Video of Space Camp Florida circa 1998
Replies: 0
Views: 3516

Video of Space Camp Florida circa 1998

I uploaded my team tape from my first trip to Camp, in Florida in 1998, and thought I'd share: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flby89539Nw&t=1

I have no idea what's up with the skipping countdown at the beginning, but it was part of the tape and not a transfer artifact.
by Benji
Fri Mar 13, 2015 9:43 am
Forum: von Braun's World
Topic: Soviet Space Dogs
Replies: 0
Views: 3674

Soviet Space Dogs

As many of you know I have a particular interest in the early non-human space travelers, and collector's weekly has a great article up about the Soviet space dogs: http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/soviet-space-dogs-who-took-giant-leaps-for-mankind/ Through this article I learned of the "...
by Benji
Fri Dec 12, 2014 1:53 pm
Forum: The Hab
Topic: Tyra Cochren, Space Camp nurse, retiring
Replies: 2
Views: 2416

Tyra Cochren, Space Camp nurse, retiring

One year I went to Camp with an injured finger that had to have the dressings replaced every day. A couple different nurses helped me throughout the week, but Nurse Cochren (whose name I actually didn't know until I read this story) was there most of the times and was always a joy to see. Space Camp...
by Benji
Tue Sep 16, 2014 12:49 pm
Forum: von Braun's World
Topic: Apply for a grant to a trip to space!
Replies: 0
Views: 2863

Apply for a grant to a trip to space!

Apply for a grant for passage aboard the suborbital spaceflight of your choice in a merit-based contest: https://www.spaceshipearthgrants.com In addition, according to this page , the first 5,000 to create a profile (which I believe is free, though there is a fee to apply for the actual grant) will ...
by Benji
Wed Aug 06, 2014 9:03 am
Forum: The Gift Shop
Topic: IMAX gift set on sale at Groupon
Replies: 2
Views: 3164

IMAX gift set on sale at Groupon

Your eight favorite large-format space documentaries plus twelve other films in one convenient set for only $35: IMAX Ultimate Collection 20-Disc DVD Gift Set
by Benji
Tue Jun 10, 2014 9:44 am
Forum: The Hab
Topic: STA news
Replies: 79
Views: 41013

Re: STA news

I got my keychain a couple of weeks ago.
by Benji
Fri Mar 28, 2014 2:23 pm
Forum: von Braun's World
Topic: Memories of launching an astronaut on a missile
Replies: 0
Views: 2697

Memories of launching an astronaut on a missile

I thought you all might enjoy the letter-to-editor in the March 19th Redstone Rocket, in which Ed Buckbee recalls discussion the human factors of space flight with Alan Shepard.
by Benji
Fri Mar 28, 2014 9:28 am
Forum: International Camp
Topic: Space Camp Korea
Replies: 3
Views: 6571

Re: Space Camp Korea

It doesn't seem like this is happening anytime soon. You may have heard that the ASSEC is suing the potential Korea licensee, Odysseia. ASSEC claims that Odysseia never completed their requirements under the licensing agreements and so any claims to a license are invalid. ASSEC wants to negotiate a ...
by Benji
Fri Mar 28, 2014 9:05 am
Forum: von Braun's World
Topic: Next-gen NASA spacesuits won't look much like the aquanaut
Replies: 5
Views: 5418

Re: Next-gen NASA spacesuits won't look much like the aquana

p51 wrote:Has anyone else ever noticed that the 'belt' on the spacesuit in new logo looks oddly like the windows of an STS orbiter?
Not until you pointed it out!
by Benji
Fri Feb 07, 2014 7:55 pm
Forum: von Braun's World
Topic: Valentina Tereshkova at the Sochi Opening Ceremony
Replies: 1
Views: 1899

Valentina Tereshkova at the Sochi Opening Ceremony

Valentina Tereshkova was a flag bearer at the Sochi Olympic Opening Ceremony. A couple of screen caps: https://scontent-b-atl.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1/1796676_10100290761463508_1362231445_n.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/t1/1621735_10100290761443548_461994491_n.jpg I ...