Space Camp: A Xennial Girl Summer Rewatch

Send us Fan MailWe journeyed to outer space and back on our final Xennial Girl Summer rewatch of 2026: The 1986 classic Space Camp. Join us for all the 80's camp (including a robot named Jinx) and a discussion of the cultural climate at the time the movie was released.This film is hard to find on streaming services, so we watched it on Archive.orgThis episode was made possible by the following sources:Space Camp on IMDBSpace Camp on WikipediaSpace Camp at 40 on Space.comNeil Armstrong misheard quote on Mental FlossEpisode Topics and Mentions:Dawson's CreekParty of FiveAlias John Williams Star WarsIndiana JonesHarry PotterE.T.Close Encounters of the Third KindJurassic Park Steven Spielberg  NASA  Challenger disaster  Roger Ebert  VHS era  US Space & Rocket Center  Huntsville, Alabama  Kennedy Space Center  Cape Canaveral  Atlantis shuttle simulator  Gimbal technology  Kate Capshaw  Tom Skerritt  Tate Donovan  Lea Thompson  Kelly Preston  Joaquin (Leaf) Phoenix  Jennifer Aniston  Sandra Bullock  Hercules FriendsAlly McBealLove Potion No. 9Memphis BelleTop GunSteel MagnoliasPicket FencesBack to the FutureHoward the DuckSome Kind of WonderfulDennis the MenaceThe Little RascalsCaroline in the City Broadway's CabaretJaws 3-D Ballet career and Mikhail Baryshnikov Revenge of the NerdsThe Karate Kid227Magnum P.I.The JeffersonsSt. ElsewhereMartinSeinfeldThe Jamie Foxx Show John Travolta  Charlie Sheen  Kawasaki syndrome  Children's Health Environmental Coalition  River Phoenix  Johnny Depp  Viper Room Walk the Line Reese Witherspoon  Heath Ledger  Marlon Brando  Robert De Niro The Godfather Cults and "flirty fishing"  Space Camp Hall of Fame Double Dare Mikey Day Saturday Night Live Harry and the Hendersons A League of Their Own Geena Davis  Madonna  Tom Hanks  Rachel McAdams audiobook of Anne of Green Gables AudibleLeave us a glowing review wherever you listen to podcasts, and connect with Generation In-Between: A Xennial Podcast at all the places below:PatreonTikTokInstagramFacebookEmail us at [email protected] an episode topic here