American Dynasty

Dear Candy The Troubadour's Society E ditor Nearly Fired for Incompetence. Dear Candy, editor of The Troubadour's Society Column, received a strongly worded reprimand yesterday from the blog's editorial staff for her failure to report on two of the year's biggest events.  A source close to Dear Candy texted that the award winning gossip was shaken to the core by the letter. "She is on her second box of chocolates. There's no way to console her  after she opens her second box," the source reported. "We just have to let it play out." Troubadour management released a statement explaining the need for the letter.  Dear Candy failed to report on the marriages of Matt and Tabitha Ricks and Mason and Tawnia Edmondson.  Matt, Tabitha, and Mason are long time Space Center employees and listed on the Space Center's Staff Site as "Nearly Irreplaceable".  Only a few Space Center employees are classified as such. Such a gaffe on Dear Candy's...

Bill Schuler Space Center campers, volunteers, and staff remember Bill Schuler from his 20 years at the Center playing two primary characters in many Voyager missions: Mad Dog (leader of the Orion Pirates) and Admiral Schuler. In addition to his characters, Bill was a Space Center educator and video illustrator for many missions. Bill retired from active Space Center service several years ago but that hasn't stopped him from adding his special touch to the educational mission of the Center. Today Bill builds the rocket models on display in the Space Center's lobby. This week Bill received a Dragon 1/72 scale Saturn V. It is huge at a little over 5 feet tall. In the photo you can see his 1/72 scale Mercury Redstone on the floor. His right hand shows roughly how tall the finished Saturn V will be - major size difference. This will be a real attention getter. Thank you Bill for your continued service to the Space Center. I Think I'm Ready to Take the Univer...

Hello Friends,      What you won't hear in today's news is the true cause of that strong earthquake in Japan yesterday.  Using The Troubadour as my confessional, I will stand and take partial responsibility for the trembler.  The burden of guilt also rests squarely on the shoulders of Matt Ricks (sorry to throw you under the bus Matt, but you did give me control of the mouse).             Yesterday I coerced my way into the heart of the Universe's Central Command Center (UCCC) at the Christa McAuliffe Space Center's planetarium.  Matt Ricks was in the Crow's Nest monitoring an unusual movement of dark matter around Saturn's rings. The UCCC dome was brilliantly illuminated by the planet. I watched for a moment as he skillfully manipulated the Digistar 7's massive computer. We navigated up, down, and around the gas giant and its moons in search of the faintest whisper of dark energy and the even more elusive wrinkle in spac...

Happy Birthday Falcon! In 2001 the inflatable Falcon simulator joined the Space Center fleet. It was housed in Central's cafeteria and flew the overnight campers on adventures to the furthest reaches of the galaxy. Some amazing stories were told in that unique setting. The CMSC is excited to bring the Falcon back to add new uniqueness to the fleet. The Falcon II isn't the old bubble ship of the past. It is a real permanent set beautifully decorated and equipped to offer its crews unique missions not flown in the other five simulators. James Porter has released a deeper look into the design of the ship exterior and a video of its new backstory. Watch the video and you'll catch a glimpse of how a civilian merchant ship was originally a warship . Got the Covid Blues? Take the Family Out and Do Something Fun! How About a Space Adventure at the the Christa McAuliffe Space Education Center? The new simulators at the Christa McAuliffe Spa...