American Dynasty

This is Central Elementary School and the Original Space Center's Last Week            In all our sadness at seeing the end and demolition of the original Space Center, let's not forget to say a fond farewell to the school which housed the program for all these years.  The Central Elementary School we know has one more week of life before it is closed and demolition begins.  The new Central Elementary School and Christa McAuliffe Space Center is going up right behind the current building.  It will open in August.        The current Central School is actually the third building. The first Central School was built in 1893 and sat directly north of the current school.  That building was sold to the LDS Church when the second Central Elementary School was built. The second school was a three story building. The current and third Central School was built in 1956.        I s...

           The Galileo will be the only surviving ship of the Christa McAuliffe Space Center fleet.  While the other simulators will be demolished by the wrecking ball, the Galileo will dock at American Heritage School in American Fork.  It will be one of two simulators in the new American Heritage Space Center (AHSC) under the direction of Alex Debirk.  Alex is a long time Space Center and Renaissance Space Academy volunteer and employee.  Alex's daytime job is high school physics teacher at American Heritage.  The upcoming AHSC will be his other full time job.        I'm happy that one of the six simulators will transition into this next generation of simulators.  May the Galileo have many many more light years to come with thousands of happy crewmembers in its new home.    James Porter, Director of the Christa McAuliffe Space Center, Recognized with the Alpine District Shine Award. ...

The Starship Voyager at Renaissance Space Academy, Lehi, Utah   Hello Troops,      Take a minute from your battle with boredom during this Corona virus lockdown and shelter in place order and let me share a thought. The Starship Voyager: Renaissance Space Academy      Many times throughout the years we've heard many children say, "That was better than Disneyland!" when they leave one of our simulators. Years ago I'd hear that and wonder how it could possibly be that one of our simulators could be better than Disneyland. Think about it, Disneyland has everything from expensive, imaginative rides to restaurants and shopping. Disney parks are squeaky clean; the sets effectively transport you from the daily grind to the world of imagination.  On the surface you'd think Disney had us beat multiple times over.  The Starship Magellan. Christa McAuliffe Space Center, Pleasant Grove, Utah.      Having been ...