American Dynasty

     The Troubadour welcomes Matt Ricks onto our staff with his first article below. Matt is well suited for the job based on his demonstrated mastery of Space Center trivia and history. In fact, Matt and Sir Kyle Herring EOT (Old Timer Extraordinaire), are the Space Center's resident historians. Both have in their temperature and humidity controlled vaults items held in trust for that day when the Space Center opens a museum.       Matt is married to Tabitha. Tabitha is the Space Center's volunteer coordinator / supervisor. This conveniently gives The Troubadour feet on the ground for the most recent and juiciest news.  Welcome Matt!  We look forward to hearing from you regularly.       Are you interested in joining our staff?  The Troubadour needs reporters and photographers at all the space centers. Remember, I'm getting old and don't get around as much as I use to :)   A Disturbance in the Spac...

  Brylee and Jordan      Their story together as man and wife began on a dark and stormy night.....      Not a very good beginning to their life together right?  Well, not to worry. Even though it was stormy and cold outside it was warm and cozy inside the reception for Brylee and Jordan.  I found the couple preparing to move into place for the reception. I have a standing policy to arrive at receptions at the exact starting time for logical reasons; 1) no line so you can go right up to the couple to pay your respects and offer sincere congratulations and 2) get to the good refreshments before they're picked over by the hoard of younglings soon to arrive (LDS receptions in particular).        If my memory is correct, Jordan and Brylee are the fifth or maybe the sixth Space Center wedding.  Remember Jordan's older brother James, a former flight director, married Christine, an Odyssey Set Director, several years ag...

 Meet Last Week's Young Astronauts Introducing more Young Astronaut squadrons at The Space Place at Renaissance Academy.  Here are the squadrons who launched aboard the USS Voyager last week.  It was a short week because of Fall Vacation.  The 4th Grade Lion Squadron The 4th Grade Dragon Squadron The 3rd Grade Cobra Squadron      The 3rd Cobra Captain is not a 3rd grader in case you're wondering.  His name is Jackson. Jackson is a member of The Space Place staff.  3rd Grade squadrons are always commanded by a member of staff. This makes it easier for the crew to focus on running the complicated ship and provides a good example of leadership for the younglings to follow.   Meet More of Yesterday's Outstanding Space Center Staff      Today I have more pictures of yesterday's outstanding Space Center staff.  These photos from from September / October of 2004.   Metta was the Magellan's star supervisor....

Hello Space Center Fans,      This is the continuation of the series I started last week. I'm going through all my photos and posting the ones containing pictures of the staff and volunteers who worked at the Space Center during its second decade of operation (2000-2010).  These are the greats, whose dedicated work kept the Space Center growing and prospering.  These are the true believers in the Space Center's mission of "Creating A Space Faring Civilization One Student at a Time."     Josh Webb (green) and Scott Slaugh (red) Josh was a Voyager Supervisor Extraordinaire.  Scott was a young, student, hypercard programmer who played a major role in the  simulator's operational controls.   Josh Webb sleeping on the job. You have to give him a break, We'd just finished a grueling 27 hours of work (Friday field trips, Friday private missions, Friday overnight camp) Josh, fully awake now, is back to work cleaning the Voyager's black...