Vol. 9 NO.2 The Official Newsletter of Space Camp & Space Academy * Special Edition

Tired of the same old drag? Need a quickfix for the Winter Time Blues?

Don't spend another boring SpringBreak at home with the gang, or bothergetting a fast-peel sunburn at the beach.

Take off for a Space Break at U.SSPACE CAMP®.

Be one of the firsq:g)ry)he excitinadditions to Space Carrtp j993: .

By early March, Space Academy"trainees will-suspend in mid-air off the side ofthe Underwater Astronaut Trainer as youconduct EVAs on the "Zero G Wall."

Both Space Camp and Space Academytrainees can suit up in white lab coats andgloves in March to b~ild a satellhbin the newSatellite Clean Room ..It's super tidy with10,000 dustp'agicles P%tqu·ar~inch insteadof 100,000 particles likeirmormal rooms.

Inside ean Room, four-man crewswill build s tellite payloads to launch on thespace shuttle simulators. Space Camp traineeswill construct a basic component, and SpaceAcademy Level I crews will choose a COl1llJ1U-

nications, scientific or earth-observation model.

•••••••••••••••••••••••Hold on to your seats in the Spacedome

Theater as you soar over mountains and hugsharp curves in the action-packed

MNIMAX® movie SPEED. The 33-minutem uses Star Trek-type effects to pedal, flyd blast you through time and space to thege of the universe and beyond.

Work quietly at the Endeavoursimulator's mission control station with itsnew safety glass enclosure.

People who attend Space Camp inHuntsville in mid-spring will take a voyagethrough deep space in the motion-basedsimulator Journey to Jupiter. They'll travelwith 29 other passengers aboard a futuristicpublic shuttle making fly-bys of a spacestation and space colony.

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Imagine floating weightless whilecapturing and repairing a satellite.

That will be one of the many missionscenarios on the new "Zero G Wall," whichis scheduled to be operational by earlyMarch.

Space Academy trainees will besuspended off the side of the UnderwaterAstronaut Trainer to conduct extra-vehicularactivities (EVAs) or space walk missions.. A unique water ballast system willmake mission specialists neutrally buoyantwhile working on the "Zero G Wall."

Special seats similar to the 1/6th gravitychairs will be used. Water pumped into"buckets" counterweight the seats to givetrainees the sensation of floating weightless.

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Trainees headed to Space Camp Floridathe week of March 20 can catch the installa-tion ceremony for 13 Gemini astronauts at theU.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame.

There's other bonuses in taking a SpaceBreak '93. Trainees who attend betweenFebruary and May will save at least $125 offthe summer tuition for Space Camp, Level Iand Aviation Challenge. (Summer rates applyfor April 4-23.)

Check with your school for your SpringBreak schedule, then flip to the back page ofthe SPACE CAMP NEWS special editionand find out if a Space Camp buddy might beout of school at the same time. You can meeteach other at Space Break '93.

Call 1-800-63-SPACE now to makeyour reservations for Space Break '93 .

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Cables running through freely-movingpulleys will allow horizontal maneuversalong the wall.

The objective is to use a series of handand foot restraints to scale the wall andcomplete assignments.

EVAs and spacewalk missions on the"Zero G Wall" will include buildingstructures, repairing equipment and conduct-ing rescue missions.

Trainees will capture and repairsatellites, deploy solar array and collectorpanels and repair telescopes.

Former U.S. Navy F-14 pilot BobWoolley, "Bully" says he's got some new"toys" for you to enjoy down at AviationChallenge.

He's got a real-life MiG-17 Russian jetstashed behind the basic training building.The subsonic aircraft flies at 600 mph and

Woolley snagged it from the U.S. Air Force."Go, Navy."

There's a T-38 jet on display, too.NASA uses the aircraft for astronauttraining, and Air Force student pilots alsouse it for advanced training. It flies at Mach1.2 and is similar to the F-5 Fighter Jet.

The biggest addition to AviationChallenge, though, is the $300,000 insimulator upgrades.

Basic and intermediate level traineeswill use improved graphics in simulatormissions.

Intermediates will experience detailedmountains, buildings and vehicles. Theirmissions will involve conflicts with Iraqi andLibyan jets, combining simulated air combatwith AWAC support.

The B-52 cockpit will be used as anAWAC simulator with vectors and dogfightsbeing monitored on radar simulators.

Basic level trainees won't be exposed tothe AWAC missions, but they will learn thebasics of air traffic controlling. Advancedand adult trainees will do both.

Another addition to the intermediatelevel will be a 12-hour mission involvingland, water and simulator activities.

Watch for an announcement in the nextissue about advanced and adult traineesflying with the Sky Warriors in Atlanta.

1993 SESSION DATESGRADES 4,5,6U.S. SPACE CAMP (Alabama)SESSION/DA TE SESSION/DA TE8 Feb 21-26 30 July 25-309 Feb 28-March 5 31 Aug 1-6

10 March 7-12 32 Aug 8-1311 March 14-19 33 Aug 15-2012 March 21-26 34 Aug 22-2713 March 28-April 2 35 Aug 29-Sept 3

*73 March 31-April 5 36 Sept 5-1014 April 4-9 37 Sept 12-17

*74 April7-12 38 Sept 19-2415 April 11-16 39 Sept 26-0ct 116 April 18-23 40 Oct 3-817 April25-30 41 Oct 10-1518 May 2-7 42 Oct 17-2219 May 9-14 43 Oct 24-2920 May 16-21 44 Oct 31-Nov 521 May 23-28 45 Noy 7-1222 May 30-June 4 46 Nov 14-1923 June 6-11 47 Nov 21-2624 June 13-18 48 Nov 28-Dec 325 June 20-25 49 Dec 5-1026 June 27-July 2 50 Dee 12-1727 July 4-9 51 Dec 19-2428 July 11-16 52 Dec 26-3129 July 18-23

GRADES 4,5,6,7U.S. SPACE CAMP (Florida)SESSION/DATE9 Feb 28-March 5

10 March 7-1211 March 14-1912 March 21-2613 March 28-April 2

*73 March 3I-April 514 April4-915 April 11-1616 April 18-2317 April 25-3018 May 2-719 May 9-1420 May 16-2121 May 23-2822 May 30-June 423 June 6-11

SESSION/DATE24 June 13-1825 June 20-2526 June 27-July 227 July 4-928 July 11-1629 July 18-2330 July 25-3031 Aug 1-632 Aug 8-1333 Aug 15-2034 Aug 22-2735 Aug 29-Sept 336 Sept 5-1037 Sept 12-1738 Sept 19-2439 Sept 26-31

GRADES 7,8,9AVIATION CHALLENGE BasicSESSION/DA TE

*68 Feb 24-March 1*69 March 3-8*70 March 10-15*71 March 17-22*72 March 24-29*73 March 31-April 5*74 Apri17-12*75 Apri114-19*76 Apri121-26*77 April 28-May 3*78 May 5-10*79 May 12-1721 May 23-2822 May 30-June 423 June6-ll24 June 13-18

SESSION/DATE25 June 20-2526 June 27-July 227 July 4-928 July 11-1629 July 18-2330 July 25-3031 Aug 1-632 Aug 8-1333 Aug 15-2034 Aug 22-2735 Aug 29-Sept 336 Sept 5-1037 Sept 12-1738 Sept 19-2439 Sept 26-0ct 1

GRADES 7,8,9U.S. SPACEACADEMY Level ISame as u.s. SPACE CAMP Alabama

GRADES 10,11,12AVIATION CHALLENGEIntermediateSESSION/DATE74 Apri17-1275 Apri114-1976 Apri121-2677 April28-May 378 May 5-1079 May 12-1721 May 23-2822 May 30-June 423 June 6-1124 June 13-1825 June 20-2526 June 27-July 227 July 4-9

SESSION/DATE28 July 11-1629 July 18-2330 July 25-3031 Aug 1-632 Aug 8-1333 Aug 15-2034 Aug 22-2735 Aug 29-Sept 336 Sept 5-1037 Sept 12-1738 Sept 19-2439 Sept 26-0ct I

GRADES 10,11,12U.S. SPACEACADEMY Level IISESSION/DA TE SESSION/DA TE8 Feb 20-27 32 Aug 7-149 Feb27-March6 33 Aug 14-21

10 March 6-13 34 Aug 21-28II March 13-20 35 Aug 28-Sept 412 March 20-27 36 Sept 4-1113 March 27-Apri13 37 Sept 11-1814 April3-1O 38 Sept 18-2515 April 10-17 39 Sept 25-0ct 216 April 17-24 40 Oct 2-917 April 24-May I 41 Oct 9-1618 May 1-8 42 Oct 16-2319 May 8-15 43 Oct 23-3020 May 15-22 44 Oct 30-Noy 621 May 22-29 45 oy 6-1322 May 29-June 5 46 Nov 13-2023 June 5-12 47 Noy 20-2724 June 12-19 48 Nov 27-Dec 425 June 19-26 49 Dec4-1126 June 26-July 3 50 Dec 11-1827 July 3-10 ** 52 Dec 26-Jan 228 July 10-1729 July 17-24 ** Sunday-Sunday due to30 July 24-31 holiday31 July31-Aug7

ADULTU.S. SPACEACADEMY Level ISESSION/DA TE SESSION/DA TE17 April30-May 2 31 Aug 6-818 May 7-9 32 Aug 13-1519 May 14-16 35 Sept 3-520 May 21-23 36 Sept 10-1221 May 28-30 37 Sept17-1922 June 4-6 38 Sept 24-2623 June11-13 39 Oct 1-324 June 18-20 40 Oct 8-1025 June 25-27 41 Oct 15-1726 July 2-4 42 Oct 22-2427 July 9-11 43 Oct 29-3128 July 16-18 44 Nov 5-729 July 23-25 45 Noy 12-1430 July 30-Aug I

Call 1-800-63-SPACEto reserve your mission date

*Wednesday-Monday Spring Blue Week Sessions

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ADULTU.S. SPACEACADEMY Level IISESSION/DA TE SESSION/DATE43 Oct. 23-30 48 Nov. 27-Dec. 445 Nov. 6-13 49 Dec.4-1146 Nov. 13-20

ADULTAVIATION CHALLENGESESSION/DATE SESSIO /DATE21 May 28-30 35 Sept 3-522 June 4-6 36 Sept 10-1223 June 11-13 37 Sept 17-1927 July 9-11 38 Sept 24-2632 Aug 13-15

PARENT/CHILDFlorida CampusSESSION(DA TE SESSION/DATEI Jan 1-3 28 July 16-183 Jan 15-17 29 July 23-256 Feb 12-14 30 July 30-Aug 1

14 April 9-11 31 Aug 6-818 May 7-9 32 Aug 13-1520 May 21-23 33 Aug 20-2221 May 28-30 34 Aug 27-2922 June 4-6 35 Sept 3-523 June 11-13 37 Sept 17-1924 June 18-20 40 Oct 8-1025 June 25-27 47 Noy 26-2826 July 2-4 52 Dec 26-2827 July 9-11

PARENT/CHILDAlabama CampusSESSION/DA TE SESSION/DA TE

I Jan 1-3 28 July 16-186 Feb 12-14 29 July 23-25

17 Apr 30-May 2 30 July 30-Aug I18 May 7-9 31 Aug 6-819 May 14-16 32 Aug 13-1520 May 21-23 33 Aug 20-2221 May 28-30 34 Aug 27-2922 June 4-6 35 Sept 3-523 June 11-13 36 Sept 10-1224 June 18-20 43 Oct 29-3125 June 25-27 47 Nov 26-2826 July 2-4 50 Dec 17-1927 July 9-11

EDUCATORSSPACE ORIENTATION:HANDS ON (Alabama)SESSION/DA TE SESSION/DA TE22 May30-June4 28 July 11-1623 June 6-11 29 July 18-2324 June 13-18 30 July 25-3025 June 20-25 31 Aug 1-626 June 27-July 2 32 Aug 8-1327 July 4-9

EDUCATORSSPACE ACADEMY (Alabama)SESSION/DA TE SESSION/DA TE11 March 14-19 31 Aug 1-630 July 25-30

EDUCATORSSPACE ACADEMY (Florida)SESSION/DATE SESSION/DATE6 Feb 9-14 31 Aug 3-8

25 June 22-27 45 Nov 9-1428 July 13-18

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MARCH 8-11Anchorage, AlaskaJackson, Miss.

MARCH 15-19Springfield, Mo.Mesa, Ariz.Ft. Worth, Texas

MARCH 11-16Jefferson, Colo.Colorado Springs, Colo.DenverBoise, IdahoDes Moines, IowaWichita, KansasShawnee Mission, KansasKansas City, KansasShreveport, La.Tulsa, Okla.Oklahoma City, Okla.HawaiiPortlandKnoxville, Tenn.

MARCH 19-APRIL1

Huntsville, Ala.Birmingham, Ala.Lansing, Mich.IndianapolisMinneapolisTampaLexington, Ky.Louisville, Ky.

U.S. Space & Rocket CenterP.O. Box 070015Huntsville, AL 35807-7015

APRIL 5-9Madison, Wis.Greensboro, N.C.Ft. Wayne, Ind.Hartford, Conn.Fairfax, Va.Las VegasAlbuquerque, N.M.Mobile, Ala.District of ColumbiaNew York CityMiami

APRIL 11-16Jacksonville, Fla.Reno, Nev.Buffalo, N.Y.Peoria, Ill.New OrleansDelawareNewark, N.J.Jersey City, N.J.

Clearwater, Fla.Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.AtlantaSeattleSpokane, Wash.CincinnatiNashvilleLos AngelesSan FranciscoSan DiegoSt. Paul, Minn.Philadelphia

APRIL 16-)0ChicagoNew Hampshire

199) TUITION

GRADE4-64-77-9

10-127-12

DAYS55585

FEB.-MAY*--$475$475$525$725$525

SEPT.-DEe.$475$475$525$725$525

JUNE-AUG.$600$600$650$725$650

YOUTHU.S. SPACE CAMP"AlabamaU.S. SPACE CAMP-FloridaU.S. SPACE ACADEMY Level IU.S. SPACE ACADEMY Level IIAVIATION CHALLENGE (Both)ADULT

Adult SPACE ACADEMY Level I 3 $500 $500 $500Adult SPACE ACADEMY Level II 8 $700Adult AVIATION CHALLENGE 3 $500 $500 $500SPACE ACADEMY FOR EDUCATORS* 5 $650 $650 $650EDUCATORS CREDIT COURSES** 5 $750 $750 $750PARENT AND CHILD SPACE CAMP** 3 t$250 t$250 t$250

I *Denotes Alabama location only. **Denotes programs in Alabama and Florida. ***Easter tuitionsfrom April 4-23 are the same as June-August session. Session 22, May 30-June 4 tuition is the sameas June-August. Tuitions are subject to change without notice. t$500 total tuition based on oneparent and one child attending together.

GROUP DISCOUNTTUITIONGroups of 15 or more students can save 10% or more during select Fall, Winter, orSpring sessions. Call1-800-6)-SPACE for more specific information.

Non-Profit- OrganizationU.S. Postage

PAIDHuntsville, ALPermit No. 523Campuses in Alabama and Florida