I enjoy spending a few minutes at night looking at TikTok. I have several friends who I follow. Last night I found the Lions Gate TikTok and watched a few of the postings. The thought that ran through my mind as I watched was how similar all the space center are in Utah Valley. You would expect that considering they were all started by former volunteers and staff from the mother center, the Christa McAuliffe Space Center in Pleasant Grove. I put a few of the postings together in a short video. Please watch and see for yourself how similar we are in our approaching to operating starship simulators.
Members of our Voyager Club, my goal is to provide opportunities for our Voyagers to visit the other centers to learn about them and perhaps see a demo of how their starships operate. We are all a part of Space EdVentures (that's the umbrella term I use for the space centers and Mission.io - InfiniD). Without further comment, let me show you The Lion's Gate Space Center. The Christa McAuliffe Space Center's New Taylor Swift Laser Show's Opening Night was April 13. The Space Center Strikes One Out of the Park.
James Porter has been working morning, noon, and night on the Space Center's newest laser show featuring the music of Taylor Swift. The hard work paid off. The crowd loved the show. Most of them started singing along to the music. Book your tickets today by visiting the Space Center's website. [email protected]
The Young Astronauts Club's 3rd Grade Lion Squadron Finished the 2023-2024 Long Duration Mission at The Space Place
The Space Place Team is proud of our 5 third grade Young Astronaut Club squadrons. This is their first year in the club so it is a big deal when they finish the school year long space mission in the Starship Voyager. This year they had a difficult mission. They were tasked with taking Prince Horace from House Piddleweek of Uck back to his home planet. Horace, along with his body guard Dweeb, were on a galactic wide tour of the Galactic Houses.
The 3rd Grade Lions finished their mission last week. Here they are pictured on the Voyager's Bridge with their captain, the brave and strong Captain Bracken Funk. All 3rd grade missions are captained by either Bracken, a member of staff, or an older Voyager volunteer. The Space Place at Renaissance Academy has nearly 200 students enrolled in the Young Astronauts and Voyager Clubs. They meet monthly after school for long duration missions (LDM's) and classes on space science and general astronomy.
Many ask were we get the inspiration for our missions. You won't believe the answer, but it comes from beyond. There is something magical about the Voyager's Bridge. It has a direct neural link to universe itself. The ship's security cameras caught staff members receiving messages from the great expanse recently. Bracken (left) was looking for an idea for a new summer story. He has one now. Canon (center) was hoping for help with his After Effects computer designs. He is helping animate a new mission. Livy (right) wasn't happy with her answer and won't tell us what her question was.
Isn't having a smoke machine on the bridge a fun thing?! Imaginarium Theater
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AuthorMy name is Victor Williamson. I founded the Christa McAuliffe Space Center in 1990. I current teach 6th grade at Renaissance Academy and am the Space Center Outreach Coordinator (I take care of the volunteers). You can reach me by email: [email protected] Archives
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