Did Artemis II break through? Registrations at Space Camp double afterward.

Nevertheless, the movie helped build the myth of Space Camp, which had only opened four years earlier. Since then more than 900,000 children ages 9 to 18 years old have “graduated” from the experience. Included among them are at least half a dozen NASA astronauts, including Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, Kate Rubins, Serena Auñón-Chancellor, and a mission specialist on the recently flown Artemis II mission, Christina Koch.

Some of the exhibits and activities at Space Camp had grown a bit dated, but Isaacman’s gift should help to revitalize the programs.

Among the new elements are a parachute “simulation room” that features a virtual-reality 10,000-ft drop with wind simulation, a drone lab, an interactive mission control, and “training simulators” that will recreate the experience of zero gravity.

Camp registrations double after Artemis II

The Artemis mission flown by Koch and three other astronauts appears to have reignited interest in the space program. Space...

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