An eight-time Space Camp® trainee, former counselor and current volunteer, Vincent Vazzo could have been inducted into the Hall of Fame in any of the three nominee…

Although an alumnus of Space Camp, Florida, and Space Academy® at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Phillip Smith found his…

Josh Whitfield was an all-American boy growing up playing football, baseball and golf, but it would be his long-held fascination for the…

Inspired by the science fiction of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, Dr. Wernher von Braun studied the works of German Rocketeer, Herman Oberth, to make…

Selected by Wernher von Braun in 1970 to serve as the first Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center®, former NASA Public Affairs…

Born to German-Scottish parents, Dr. Georg von Tiesenhausen was more than a witness to history…he was one of its designers. Dr. von Tiesenhausen…

As the heart, soul and mind of Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students (SCIVIS), Dan Oates is more than a “friend” to Space Camp – he is a champion. For 25…

Although a trip to Space Academy® at the age of 14 opened up a world of possibilities for Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, it was a…

Believing that exploration is the lifeblood of a civilization, Astrogeologist Dr. Jim Rice has always interested in science and the history’s great explorers. Today,…

A former trainee and Crew Trainer (1995 - 2000), Amanda Stubblefield went from training students at Space Camp® and Aviation Challenge® to training…