I think the rover activities tie in engineering and programming - two very big and important elements of spaceflight and exploration. You might be able to do it at home, but how many people actually do? I still think these activities are valuable additions to the camp programme. Engineering has alw...

Two one-hour missions, then the "LDM" was only 3. 5 hours total mission time...<SMH> Speaking for myself, if I knew that we would only get 5 hours mission time for a "week" (really a 4 1/2 day) long program, I might not register in the first place. No wonder they keep a tight li...

Did I read that right: only 2 missions, a 3 hour and a 1 hour?

Let's just say that our team was comically small (one team of 8 guys and that was it) Oh, that was the best! I wish that USSRC would list the camp size and available openings on the schedule. Such a small camp would have been an enticement for me. and the trainer really didn't know his space histor...

Just had a thought, what happens to the films now that the theater is closed? I'd sure love to see them get a new home. We have an Omnimax at the Shreveport La science center. It would be cool if the old guard movies could play once again in a new home. My guess is that they'll just use them in the...

airkale wrote:One side note. Without the Spacedome, counselors are going to have to keep the kids occupied a whole bunch more time of the day now. Bummer.

Naw, they'll just run them over to the IMAX theatre in Davidson. The longer walk will tire them out more.


OMNIMAX was the best.

I really liked “First Man” (I’m glad I asked the theater manager about the patch giveaway as they had them but the manager had no clue about it) https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1924/44359399765_b31ff709ee.jpg I can't tell if my wife will like it or hate it. It's a coin flip, I think, for what her re...

I suppose it only makes sense as most new IMAX movies are made for flat screens instead of the dome yet the dome is SO MUCH BETTER when the movie is made for it!!!

The older style doors in Hab1 are plastic. The one on our room last year was wood. I'm not sure what material the newest set of doors are made of, since they renovated the doors after we were there last. Might be a good question for Vincent, Benji, Steve, or someone more local to camp. Some of the ...

Are the Hab room doors steel or something else?

Samantha Brown's Places To Love showed her doing an EVA, too. They also showed her at the Davidson Center.

LOL This is the ad that popped up on the Samantha Brown's Places To Love Huntsville episode page: https://www.huntsville.org/ Journey Beyond Your Expectations

They want to show the 'gee whiz' stuff you really can't do elsewhere, so I completely understand why they focus on those things. So do I yet I feel that it gives the wrong impression. As you know, most people who attend camp do not do ISS EVAs. Sometimes, even the sims like 1/6 G chair are unavaila...

We did. Once again, they showed the celebs riding the MAT, on the 1/6 G chair, and performing an ISS EVA. I get that it's free publicity yet at the same time, camp is so much more than those activities.

I have been thinking lately that a good replacement for the rocket launch, for adults, would be to build and fly our own drones. That could include a robotics component that a lot of us have been hoping for. My ex once got me a remote control helicopter. It was $600 at the time, probably 30 years a...

Even portable (trailer) dorms would be nice - and more economical. I made that suggestion to them back in 1993 after doing a 24 hour EDM. There was no quiet place for anyone to grab a nap if they had downtime the first 2 shifts. Some trailers out in the back seemed like a simple and like you said, ...

there were comments made about the Hab being overly crowded (both Hab1 and 2 were FULL), and adults wanting more space and privacy. Corporate and adult camps may be housed in the Marriott in the near future, removing the option to stay at the Hab. But, we all know that great ideas may never come to...

SpaceCanada wrote:- it's only a 5 minute walk

Maybe if you're a triathlete... and it's not raining... and could go through the Hab1 door like pre 9/11...

I called SC and asked regarding staying at the Marriott or any discounts if I decided on doing Adult Academy and didn't want to stay in the hab. I was told for a $200 additional fee you could stay at the Marriott and not in the hab. I did use a specific date as an example which was a 3 day so I do ...

For example, I could live the rest of my life without ever seeing another model rocket. I got that out my system in my teens. But many people love making them as for a lot of them, that's the only time they'd make and fly one. So I go along with it every time with smile on my face. I've made plenty...

You mean officially , as part of the package? That's news to me, but it'd be great if it's true. Jawohl! When I first heard it, I could understand the reasoning for wanting to separate adults from the kids, especially since apparently there have been incidents. However, I have my doubts based on th...