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My husband was a teacher for 32 years in Joplin, Missouri and created a website over 15 years to document his classes, his adventures, and research. He has many posts about things related to space exploration. These posts have been recreated from his website, I strongly encourage you to take some time and browse his website. 5-9-2026
The Endeavour all call meeting included all the teachers, students, and directors from Kallman Worldwide! All topics were covered about Space Camp and what to look forward too.
I am so ready to go!My husband was a teacher for 32 years in Joplin, Missouri and created a website over 15 years to document his classes, his adventures, and research. He has many posts about things related to space exploration. These posts have been recreated from his website, I strongly encourage you to take some time and browse his website. 5-3-2026I found another video that describes more about the Space Camp experience in which my wife will soon participate (Summer 2026). As the teacher-leader of the USA team, hers will be the full camp experience with added responsibilities and privileges. I'm looking forward to seeing her and her new, international acquaintances in photos and videos upon her return this summer. Note: this video also introduces the namesake of the scholarship - the late Astronaut Al Worden of Apollo 15. My husband was a teacher for 32 years in Joplin, Missouri and created a website over 15 years to document his classes, his adventures, and research. He has many posts about things related to space exploration. These posts have been recreated from his website, I strongly encourage you to take some time and browse his website. 4-5-2026
 On the dark black backdrop of space, the scene of the earth and the moon is shown from the perspective of the dark side of the moon, highlighting a view of the earth from further away from home than mankind has ever journeyed.
Interestingly, the clouded earth is shown on the patch exactly as photographed by Bill Anders on Apollo 8 way back in 1968. This is highlighted when, at the midpoint of this flight, the patch will be turned with a new goal of returning to that big blue marble. I understand that Gregory Manchess spent two years designing this patch. It's simplicity is matched by its complexity, though I would have been tempted to add the vehicle somewhere on the design. These mission patches have caught my attention of late because of my wife's involvement with Space Camp and the Endeavour Scholarship. The symbolism or the reality displayed on the patches make for an interesting study of history and its connection with the future. My husband was a teacher for 32 years in Joplin, Missouri and created a website over 15 years to document his classes, his adventures, and research. He has many posts about things related to space exploration. These posts have been recreated from his website, I strongly encourage you to take some time and browse his website. 4-3-2026
I'm especially fond of the nod to the bisesquicentennial for this year - a celebration of 250 years of our nation's existence. At one point, a revised version of the America 250 logo including the three wings that represent the original mission of Al Worden (spotted below), namesake of the Endeavour Scholarship was considered for the patch, but it didn't make the final cut.  I think I even heard NASA use the tagline that was created for the patch - "250 years of Exploration" - before the launch of Artemis. Oh year, did I mention the rocket had a successful launch? It's kind of a big deal - a return to moon exploration after some 50 years of leaving that science to the 1960s and 70s. It's almost like it's the first time. We pray for success all around for this mission, for the safety of the astronauts, and a stunning and safe return in a few days.
My husband was a teacher for 32 years in Joplin, Missouri and created a website over 15 years to document his classes, his adventures, and research. He has many posts about things related to space exploration. These posts have been recreated from his website, I strongly encourage you to take some time and browse his website. 8-8-2022The USA wins the race to space and finally fulfills President John Kennedy's promise to put a man on the moon in "this decade" (the 1960s). Kennedy, of course, was assassinated before John Glenn and Buzz Aldrin put their prints in the lunar sand in 1969. It is one of my first memories. My love of history attracted me to the object pictured below (bottom left). Is is a section of the Wright Brother's first airplane. The astronauts carried this symbol of their achievement to the moon and back, demonstrating an obvious appreciation for the history that got them where they were. Another shocking display is the Apollo 13 capsule, Jim Lovell's space suit from the same flight, and other objects from the flight that brought two phrases into popular culture: "Houston, we have a problem," and "Failure is not an option" (more on this in a future writing).
After this visit to Cosmosphere, we have many hours of movies and documentaries to rewatch, if not for any other reason except to shout out when we see images of the artifacts we saw in the museum. My husband was a teacher for 32 years in Joplin, Missouri and created a website over 15 years to document his classes, his adventures, and research. He has many posts about things related to space exploration. These posts have been recreated from his website, I strongly encourage you to take some time and browse his website. 8-8-2020If what I say is true - history is ugly - then the first gallery we entered at Cosmosphere was a testament to that ugliness. This was the German gallery, displaying the time when Nazi Germany advanced rocketry and weaponry at an alarming rate. Cosmosphere houses one of the only complete sets of the V-1 and V-2 rockets in the world. The compelling pieces were the contextual panels that explained how the V-1 and V-2 were developed separately, in competition with one another. One came about faster than the other, and at a lower budget, due to the use of concentration camp prisoners who, under deplorable treatment and living conditions, were forced to do the dirty work of Hitler's force. The swastikas displayed on the rockets and in a nearby flag are chilling. Thankfully, they were displayed as a part of the historical context and not out of pride for the philosophy for which they stand.
 We are thrilled to celebrate our fourth Australian team—and the first of the Endeavour Scholarship Class of 2026! Taken from Endeavour Scholarship FB page
 Mission Team Chile Status: almost ready for launch! Taken from the Endeavour Scholarship FB page
Each team designs a mission patch that reflects both their identity and the spirit of the Endeavour Scholarship. Every patch must include the word "Endeavour" in the team name in honor of Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, the flags of both their home country and the United States, an iconic symbol representing their homeland, the family names of each student, and a tribute to Apollo 16 moonwalker and Endeavour Mission Ambassador Charlie Duke.
What makes each one special is how a team brings these elements to life in a design that is entirely their own. Watch as Team Chile shares the story behind theirs! We cannot wait to see them wearing it proudly on their Endeavour jackets at their official ceremony at Exponor Chile next week. Well done, Team Chile! |
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