Meet Rachel, The Space Center's Newest Flight Director. Devin Sudweeks Returns for a Visit. Video Highlights of the First Week of Summer Space Camps. Video Highlights of the Second Annual Overnight Camp. Imaginarium Theater.

Rachel in the Cassini Control Room

Rachel has earned her Navy Blues! 

That rumble you felt last night was not the Magellan startup. It was the Space Center shaking as we had another great enter the ranks of our Cassini Flight Directors!!

Rachel with her Flight Director Navy Blues

We're already lucky to have Rachel among our supervisor ranks. Her positivity is contagious - now she's lifting up the Space Center in even more ways! Rachel has put in a lot of hard work and dedication to get her flight director pass. So the next time you see her, let her know how good she looks in navy blue!

Tabitha Ricks

Director of the Space Center's Internship Training Program

PS.  A quick addition by Mr. Williamson.  Rachel is the very definition of positivity.  I've never seen her frustrated or upset, no matter what storm may be churning in the Cassini.  She will be one of our top flight directors, and everyone will love to work with her. Congratulations Rachel!

An Old Odyssey Space Veteran Visits the Space Center

Lindsey and Devon last Week

Devin Sudweeks was an Odyssey flight director in the early 2000's.  In fact, he flew one of the originial Odyssey's last missions in July 2012, just before the simulator was demolished

Devon in July 2012

He wasn't restricted to just one simulator.  

Devon in the Galileo back in the day

Devon was with us for many, many years before life called, and he left the Space Service and went planetside for school.  Today, Devon lives in New York and is earning a PhD in linguistics, with an emphasis on ancient languages, if I remember correctly.  

Devon's family lives in Utah, so he makes appearances in the state from time to time. And when he is in town, he likes to visit his old buddies still serving in the Space Service.  Lindsey is one of those old buddies.  In fact, Devon was Lindsey's flight director trainer.  Lindsey invited Devon to come to one of the afternoon Day Camp missions to work with her.  It was awesome to see him again.  Thanks for stopping by, Devon.  We love to see our old staff and volunteers when they are in town. 

The First Week of Summer Space Camps at the Space Center  

Here is a short video highlighting the first week of summer space camps at the Space Center.  We have several more weeks to come. Thank you, Staff and Volunteers, for the time and effort you put into the summer camps. Your work will bring a lot of joy to hundreds of Utah children and teens.  

The Second Annual Overnight Camp at the Space Center (adult staff only)

The tradition of overnight camps at the Space Center isn't a finished chapter in its history.  Mr. Porter brought back overnights last year with the adult staff only, as part of an annual overnight mission program.  Adults aged 18 and older are eligible to participate as part of a full team of adult staff, crew, and volunteers.  Mr. Porter spent much of his teen years attending overnight camps at the Space Center and wanted to give today's adult staff and volunteers the opportunity to experience what one of those graveyard-shift overnights was like.

This year's overnight mission was held in the Odyssey.  Matt Ricks retrograded the Odyssey to the controls last used many, many years ago.  It took a lot of time, but well worth the fun.  Tabitha Ricks, Natalie Anderson, Lindsey Matus, Dave Stevens, Connor Larsen, Matt Ricks, and Mr. Porter made up the staff.  

Enjoy this short video highlighting this year's Overnight Camp.  

    

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