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Dirt is Moving on the New Boeing Space Camp Operations Center There is something new at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center! The new 40,600-square-foot Boeing Space Camp Operations Center will be the permanent home for U.S. Cyber Camp as well as a 1,000-seat auditorium, 10 classrooms, and laboratories that support the Space Camp family of programs. Named for the longtime supporter of the USSRC and its Space Camp programs, aerospace giant Boeing made a $3.5 million donation for the new building at the groundbreaking in October. It is the Center’s single largest donation to date. “Our friends at Boeing have been with us since Space Camp began in 1982, and we’re honored to partner with them in creating a space that embraces the future of exploration and will inspire generations to come,” said Dr. Kimberly Robinson, CEO and executive director of the
Rocket Center. Jim Chilton, senior vice president of Boeing Space and Launch said the Boeing Company is invest-
ing in the U.S. Space and Rocket Center because it provides innovative exposure to STEM-based knowledge and hands-on learning that help stu-
By Kimberly Ballard Renderings courtesy of Fuqua Partners Architects
dents see themselves in the careers of the future. “In fact, many of our Boeing space systems engineers are graduates
