Space School
Mission:
Space Center Houston’s Space School is a weeklong adventure into Space Engineering for ages 12-14 & 15-18 year olds. Students will be engaged in a mission to Mars, creating and building a Robotic rover to obtain Martian rock samples, analyzing samples with a Reflectance Spectrometer, designing and launching a Rocket to return back to Earth, all while being challenged to maintain a budget.
During the week Guest Speakers from the Johnson Space Center will give students insights on what makes Space Exploration happen.
* Space School is a team based program and requires a group registration with a minimum of 20 students. Space School is not currently designed for individual students. If you are a leader of a group or interested in sponsoring a group of students to attend Space School please direct inquiries to the number below, thank you.
Skills Required:
- Teamwork
- Problem Solving
- Fiscal Responsibility
- Communication
- Adaptation to Unexpected Problems
- The Drive to be Successful
Projects:
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General Information
Availability:
Space School is offered year round, Monday through Friday of a given week. Each day runs from 8:30am - 4:00pm and includes your choice of lunch food served in our Zero-G Diner. We schedule each individual Space School on a first come first serve basis, so register now.
Group Age and Size:
The size of a Space School team greatly determines the success of the individual team and the group as a whole. Students need to be between the ages of 15-18 years old. Groups need to have at least 20 students to allow for a good team ratio.
Materials:
Each student receives:
- A copy of the first color picture taken from the surface of Mars
- A book about NASA's Martian rovers
- Rover stickers
- Graduation Certificate
*The winning team receives Gold Medals as the top Space School Team.
Former and Current Space School Participants:
Australia
China
India
Korea
Scotland
Taiwan
United States
Lodging:
We can make all of your hotel accommodations.
Graduation Ceremony: (Optional)
Formal Graduation and Dinner after hours in our Saturn Club while overlooking Space Center Houston or in our Starship Gallery under the stars and among historic artifacts.
* Space School is a team based program and requires a group registration with a minimum of 20 students. Space School is not currently designed for individual students. If you are a leader of a group or interested in sponsoring a group of students to attend Space School please direct inquiries to the number below, thank you.
For Further Details, Pricing and Other Information:
Please Call 281-283-4752.
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