When people think of space, the first things that come to mind are putting a man on the moon, the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, or even Elon Musk. One of the most vital parts of U.S. space history is located in Huntsville, Alabama. Dr. Wernher von Braun and his rocket team first came to the United States in 1945 to build rockets. Huntsville became home to one of three Saturn V rockets, which von Braun developed to take man to the moon. Space Camp is the brainchild of Dr. Wernher von Braun and the first director of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Mr. Edward O. Buckbee. Since its launch in 1982, Space Camp has welcomed over 900,000 trainees from all fifty U.S. states, all U.S. territories, and over 150 foreign countries. The benefits of Space Camp on attendees and the experience they receive inspires, nurtures dreams, and increases interest in stem topics.