Point of interest
Space Camp
7 locals recommend
Tips from locals
Wesley
July 5, 2022
This is a very nice place for family visit. This place is open to the public and there are great displays of space museum
Lynn
December 25, 2019
Space Camp was founded in 1982 as an educational camp using the United States space program as a basis to promote math and science to children. The idea was the result of a comment by rocket scientist Wernher von Braun 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?" 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 Governor of Alabama. The non-profit U.S. Space & Rocket Center Foundation is a separate entity and members of its board are not appointed by the governor. SpaceCamp has been in several movies such as the following: SpaceCamp (1986) portrayed youngsters on a fictional adventure at the camp. Beyond the Stars (1989) a drama about a teenager (Christian Slater) who befriends a gruff former astronaut (Martin Sheen). 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 (Tony Hale) 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. A Smile as Big as the Moon (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.
Space Camp was founded in 1982 as an educational camp using the United States space program as a basis to promote math and science to children. The idea was the result of a comment by rocket scientist Wernher von Braun who was touring the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in 1977 when he noticed a group of…
Location
1 Tranquility Base
Huntsville, AL