Space Camp Founder Edward Buckbee dies

U.S. Space & Rocket Center mourns passing of founding Executive Director Edward Buckbee

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center announced Monday the passing of founding Executive Director Edward Buckbee.

Space Camp Founder Edward Buckbee dies

The U.S. Space and Rocket Center has announced that its first executive director has died.

Ed Buckbee’s Legacy ‘will Resonate For Generations’

“We have all sorts of camps … why don’t we have a science camp?” And with those words more than 45 years ago, and the blessing of Dr. Wernher von Braun, Ed Buckbee put the wheels in motion for Space Camp. Buckbee, the founding executive director of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center and creator of Space Camp, died over the weekend at age 89. In his passing, Buckbee leaves a legacy that has seen 1 million Space Camp alumni, including several astronau…