{"id":3849,"date":"2018-11-19T09:00:45","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T15:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/why-2019-will-be-the-perfect-year-to-visit-space-camp\/"},"modified":"2018-11-19T09:00:45","modified_gmt":"2018-11-19T15:00:45","slug":"why-2019-will-be-the-perfect-year-to-visit-space-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/why-2019-will-be-the-perfect-year-to-visit-space-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Why 2019 will be the perfect year to visit Space Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"
The countdown is officially on.<\/p>\n
Space Camp<\/a>, where young people get hands-on experiences others only read about, is planning a yearlong celebration in 2019\u00a0to honor the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.<\/p>\n And with a special sale for Black Friday weekend just days away, the stars have aligned to make 2019 the ideal year to visit this incredible place.<\/p>\n Loyal readers know I\u2019ve blogged about Space Camp before. I wrote about the week I spent there<\/a> in 1995. I shared how Space Camp introduces young people<\/a> to high-paying career fields in desperate need of qualified candidates. And I discovered why on Earth\u00a0they put\u00a0Space Camp in northern Alabama<\/a>.<\/p>\n Today, in addition to sharing details on the 2019 celebration, I wanted to explore how Space Camp helps young people find their team.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n On July 20, 1969, the world watched as Eagle Scout Neil Armstrong<\/a> and his crew landed on the moon. Fifty years later, this historic first fascinates and inspires a new generation of young people.<\/p>\n Next year, Space Camp and the U.S. Space and Rocket Center will harness this skyrocketing interest in space into a yearlong celebration.<\/p>\n No matter which week you select for your visit, your son or daughter will be part of something amazing.<\/p>\n The plan includes weekly lunches with astronauts during summer camp sessions, innovative hands-on demonstrations and a simultaneous launch of 5,000 model rockets in an attempt to break the world record in July.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In a high school with 1,000 students, there might be a rocketry club and a STEM club and perhaps even a Future Mars Explorers club.<\/p>\n Students at smaller schools might still be searching for their perfect team.<\/p>\n That\u2019s where Space Camp comes in. Participants meet like-minded young people from across the country, making lifelong friends who speak their language.<\/p>\n \u201cI grew up on a farm in Minnesota and told people I wanted to work at NASA,\u201d one young person said. \u201cThey just patted my head. At Space Camp, they said I can.\u201d<\/p>\n They\u2019ll get more than mere encouragement that the career of their dreams is within reach. They\u2019ll get an actual plan for how to get there. Consider Space Camp a kind of workforce development program for young people interested in the stars.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Send your son or daughter to Space Camp \u2014 or treat yourself to an Adult Space Academy program \u2014 for less than the normal price.<\/p>\n Space Camp\u2019s Black Friday weekend sale runs from Black Friday through Cyber Monday. That\u2019s 12:01 a.m. CST on Nov. 23 to 11:59 p.m. CST on Nov. 26.<\/p>\n Space Camp has just one sale a year, so this is your chance to save.<\/p>\n You don\u2019t have to settle on a date when you buy, though you\u2019ll want to grab a prime date as soon as possible. Space Camp provides customized gift certificates you can wrap and give to a lucky recipient.<\/p>\n Give the gift of Space Camp at\u00a0spacecamp.com\/BF18<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nWhat\u2019s planned for 2019<\/h2>\n
Find your team at Space Camp<\/h2>\n
Space Camp launching its Black Friday weekend sale<\/h2>\n