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Whose Signature is on My Rank Paper? Watch an InfiniD Experience and See How a Computer Lab Can Become a Starship. Theater Imaginarium.

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The Summer Camp Forms from a June Camp Whose Signature is That on a Space Center Rank Form? Let me start by commenting on the signature itself. Elegant with eruptions of sophistication expressed in the intersecting elongated loops. Obvious to the observer is the delicateness of upper stroke scaffolded by fine lines forming the lower case letters. This combination leaves the admirer with a sense of wonder and respect for the human hand - the result of millions of years of evolution - and what it can achieve with years of practice and an inborn sense of symmetry enveloped in form.  I sense you're nodding your head in agreement with the critical unbiased opinion expressed in the paragraph above. It is a signature recognized by Space Center devotees, staff, and volunteers county wide. It is the signature which has finalized rank forms for over twenty years.  Many of my fellow Troubadours think the signature alone gives their Space Center rank papers value; value that can...

The Darmok Trials. Pictures and Video. The Imaginarium.

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The Darmok Trials by Mr. Williamson I've been accused of exaggeration. Perhaps....... Bored with summer?  Looking for something different, unusual, exciting, adventurous? Looking for bragging rights on the first day of school when everyone asks what you did this summer? I'm going to let you in on a little secret - The Space Center. Both the Discovery Space Center and the Christa McAuliffe Space Education Center have simulator centered space adventures many say are better than Disneyland; and you don't have to drive ten hours to get there. A couple weeks ago I watched the CMSEC staff do a dress rehearsal run through of their new summer camp mission Darmok Trials.  Saying it was the best thing since Gone With the Wind would be a stretch. Saying it was better than Star Wars is closer, just shy of a coin toss.  Saying it was more enjoyable than the last Star Trek movie is 100% correct!   Last Saturday I went back to watch a crew of campers do the mission. I...