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Nichelle Nichols Space Camp for teen girls to open in 2026

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  1. [5]
    cfabbro
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    Nichelle Nichols Space Camp... tags the topic with star wars ಠ_ಠ For shame, @asteroid. For shame! :P

    Nichelle Nichols Space Camp... tags the topic with star wars

    ಠ_ಠ For shame, @asteroid. For shame! :P

    17 votes
    1. [3]
      asteroid
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      (hangs head) I have no idea how that happened

      (hangs head) I have no idea how that happened

      4 votes
      1. [2]
        cfabbro
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        This mistake can be forgiven. But two more strikes on your record and your nerd credentials will unfortunately have to be revoked! ;)

        This mistake can be forgiven. But two more strikes on your record and your nerd credentials will unfortunately have to be revoked! ;)

        5 votes
        1. asteroid
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          And I would deserve it. (sobs)

          And I would deserve it.
          (sobs)

          1 vote
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    Xyst
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    I didn't see anything in the article about what makes this different than regular Space Camp in Huntsville. I'm getting rather old, but Space Camp was coed when I attended several decades ago. Has...

    I didn't see anything in the article about what makes this different than regular Space Camp in Huntsville. I'm getting rather old, but Space Camp was coed when I attended several decades ago. Has that changed?

    I recall that the Space and Rocket center has had financial difficulties lately, so is this just marketing or is there something new / different?

    7 votes
    1. DefinitelyNotAFae
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      It sounds like this is just an all girls camp, which will let some folks participate who might not in a co-ed space and encourage girls to take lead where sometimes they get pushed back to support...

      It sounds like this is just an all girls camp, which will let some folks participate who might not in a co-ed space and encourage girls to take lead where sometimes they get pushed back to support roles. (And may encourage black girls in particular to participate). It looks like there's lots of other space camp options.

      She was pretty active with NASA in a role model sort of way, and her foundation seems to be financially sponsoring it. It makes sense to me.

      18 votes