SpaceCamp arrived after the 1986 Challenger disillusionment period and featured Kate Capshaw and Tom Skerritt, extensive NASA location footage, and a John Williams score. The film was finished before the disaster, forcing 20th Century Fox to either shelve it and lose money or release it and risk backlash. Fox released it, and it grossed about $9.6 million against a reported $25 million budget. Modern reactions often deride it for elements like kids in peril, robots, and thermal curtain failures, though it can still be evaluated as an ’80s dramedy aimed at youth.
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