Randy Jepperson and Mark Daymont back in the day working a Falcon mission. (Left) Taylor Herring and Spencer Dauwalder, Falcon volunteers during an overnight camp. (Right) The Falcon Simulator. A Fun Ship but What a Pain to Set Up and Take Down. And a Double Pain in the Neck With its Equipment. Hello Troops! Just recently James Porter announced that the sixth ship in the new Space Center would be named "Falcon". All you old time Space Center staff, volunteers, and campers remember the original Falcon. It took flight the first time on February 4, 2001 and continued to operated throughout the school year for the Friday night overnight camps. It was also used all summer long for the summer space camps. It was decommissioned in 2005 when the Phoenix opened. I created the Falcon out of need. The demand for our Friday overnight camps and summer space camps was too much for the Voyager, Odyssey, Magellan, and Galileo to handle....
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