Get ready for lift-off into STEM-powered fun! At Space Center Houston’s Explorer Camps, kids engage in hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math challenges that bring space exploration to life. From programming robots and designing space habitats to launching rockets and solving real-world engineering problems, each day sparks creativity and critical thinking.
Perfect for curious minds in Pre-K through 11 years old, our camps inspire future astronauts, engineers, and innovators. Campers build teamwork skills, gain confidence, and learn from expert educators at the official visitor center of NASA, Johnson Space Center.
Check-in | 8:00-8:30 am (ages 4-7)
8:30-9:00 am (ages 8-11)
Check-out | 3:00-3:30 pm (ages 4-7)
3:30-4:00 pm (ages 8-11)
Browse our Explorer Camp Parent’s Guide filled with information such as with program contacts, hours, meal options, pickup procedures and more.
September 18, 2026
Cost | $79.95 | meal included
Drop Off | 5:00-5:30 p.m.
Pick Up | 9:30-10:00 p.m.
Come join us for an evening of fun facing challenges building various space-related objects with LEGOS, exploring ways to design rovers and understand rockets. Campers create a space habitat using LEGO’s and share their models with the class.
October 9, 2026
Cost | $79.95 | meal included
Drop Off | 5:00-5:30 p.m.
Pick Up | 9:30-10:00 p.m.
Come join us for an evening of fun while campers see how robots work in real-life situations and guide robots accurately through simple tasks. Participants will understand how robots perform specific tasks and how problems are solved with sequencing, revise codes and complete coding challenges.
November 6, 2026
Cost | $79.95 | meal included
Drop Off | 5:00-5:30 p.m.
Pick Up | 9:30-10:00 p.m.
Come for a fun night where campers complete an astronaut training course to learn different physical tasks Astronauts must complete. Participants learn the basics of rockets, simulate rocketry with straw rockets and place the rocket into the correct trajectory for exploration.
September 18, 2026
Cost | $79.95 | meal included
Drop Off | 5:00-5:30 p.m.
Pick Up | 9:30-10:00 p.m.
Understanding what it takes to live on the Moon allows the adventurer to simulate life on the Moon. Campers will work together as a team to design and build a model of a lunar space habitat while venturing out and sending a mobile robot out investigating the surface of the Moon. Enjoy this exciting night as an adventurer!
October 9, 2026
Cost | $79.95 | meal included
Drop Off | 5:00-5:30 p.m.
Pick Up | 9:30-10:00 p.m.
NASA a variety of robotics to explore the vastness of space. On this fun evening of space exploration, campers learn about how to operate, control, and accomplish specific tasks with robots. Once Astronauts land on back on the Moon, they will tour the terrain by using robots and strategically discover the rugged terrain of the Moon while completing specific tasks.
November 6, 2026
Cost | $79.95 | meal included
Drop Off | 5:00-5:30 p.m.
Pick Up | 9:30-10:00 p.m.
Learning to work with a team and form communication bonds is a key component of crew spaceflight. Did you know there is a way for spacecraft to travel farther, faster, and maybe one day reach other stars? As a team, develop a “solar sailing” model through engineering, test it and measure the distance traveled.
$74.95 | 1-Day Camp
Drop off | 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Pick up | 3:00-3:30 p.m.
Campers will learn all about engineering with LEGOS and robotics through hands-on STEM activities. Whether they are exploring how gravity affects moving objects, programing a robot, or creating solar system art, your camper will be inspired to learn about the world around them and beyond.
$74.95 | 1-Day Camp
Drop off | 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Pick up | 3:00-3:30 p.m.
Campers learn about rockets and the force needed to launch a rocket at NASA that allows them to send astronauts into space. This one-day Explorer Camp experience will model a shock absorbing system that will safeguard the astronaut when they land on Mars and learn about different layers and materials within the soils of the Earth and the Moon.
$74.95 | 1-Day Camp
Drop off | 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Pick up | 3:00-3:30 p.m.
Using LEGOS will take you to new and exciting places. This camp will have your junior builders doing engineering challenges and problem-solving solutions. Campers will learn about excavating and the concept of a buoyancy test to construct their own LEGO boat.
$74.95 | 1-Day Camp
Drop off | 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Pick up | 3:00-3:30 p.m.
Campers learn about space exploration missions by designing mission patches, making next generation space suits, and completing astronaut training courses. Participants simulate how circuits are used to power the spacecraft and learn about aerodynamic design.
$74.95 | 1-Day Camp
Drop off | 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Pick up | 3:00-3:30 p.m.
Campers will learn how to design and build a robot and discover robots that use sensors to navigate and study the composition of other space objects. Campers will complete a robotic obstacle course and create a robot to perform certain tasks during this one-day adventure.
$74.95 | 1-Day Camp
Drop off | 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Pick up | 3:00-3:30 p.m.
Campers will engineer various objects based on challenges listed on Lego cards, build their own Lego creation, and design a rocket with a nose cone, body tube, and stabilizing fins. During this one-day, participants will build canister rockets and use an air compressor to launch the rocket and build a shock absorbing system that protects two astronauts when they land on the Moon and on Mars.
$74.95 | 1-Day Camp
Drop off | 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Pick up | 3:00-3:30 p.m.
Campers discover constellations and their stars and learn how astronauts use stars to navigate space exploration. Building satellites teaches us about artificial satellites, their functions, and their importance to understanding nebulas and exoplanets then create a model of a nebula in a bottle to gain further insight and understanding of the topic of nebulas.
$74.95 | 1-Day Camp
Drop off | 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Pick up | 3:00-3:30 p.m.
Campers will gain confidence as they practice how to successfully code and program various robotics, including LEGO robotic platforms in fun and engaging ways. This one-day explorer camp will leave your camper feeling accomplished, inspired, and ready to solve the problems of future space travels.
$74.95 | 1-Day Camp
Drop off | 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Pick up | 3:00-3:30 p.m.
Throughout the day, campers design like engineers and act as scientists to prepare for a mission to the Moon. Understanding the Earth/Moon system by modeling the scale sizes and distances between the Earth and Moon, design and build a landing system to protect two astronauts when they land on the Lunar surface from the Gateway.
$74.95 | 1-Day Camp
Drop off | 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Pick up | 3:00-3:30 p.m.
Campers solve STEM based challenges to build teamwork and to think like engineers in training. Learn about rocket stability and trajectory through foam rocket construction and build a Satellite model. Design your own robotic arm that will lift a payload and place it on a target while in space.
$74.95 | 1-Day Camp
Drop off | 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Pick up | 3:00-3:30 p.m.
Astronauts know the human body changes while living in space and the importance of the Space suit. Campers construct parts of a Spacesuit, determine the type of material needed for protection in space and use a NASA app to simulate a spacewalk from the ISS.
$74.95 | 1-Day Camp
Drop off | 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Pick up | 3:00-3:30 p.m.
Campers will research, design, and build robotic models of habitats and create robotic space-themed simulations through programming in various robotic platforms. The campers use problem solving techniques to solve a series of ISS-related questions/clues and determine why power supply and communication during space exploration can be difficult.
$74.95 | 1-Day Camp
Drop off | 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Pick up | 3:00-3:30 p.m.
Campers will research, design, and build robotic models of habitats and create robotic space-themed simulations through programming in various robotic platforms. Space designers will build model rockets and model and test parachute landing systems to successfully land a probe on target.
$74.95 | 1-Day Camp
Drop off | 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Pick up | 3:00-3:30 p.m.
Campers will research, design, and build rockets and robotic models. Participants learn about Deep Space Telescopes and experience an Electromagnetic Spectrum Wave demonstration. Complete the program by safely advancing a Rover through a maze representing a path on another celestial body and traveling the surface by doing a Planetary “Rock Hunt”.
June 15-19 & July 20-24
Cost | $299.95
Let us explore space! Whether exploring how gravity affects moving objects, programing a robot, or creating solar system art, your camper is inspired to learn about the world around them and beyond.
Day 1 – Grasp how astronauts float and explore the eight planets as they orbit around the Sun.
Day 2 – Study Earth from above, by designing a space suit and train like an astronaut in dexterity challenges.
Day 3 – Create rockets to zoom to the moon! Perform experiments and propel rockets into the sky.
Day 4 – Perform experiments using your senses, learning how colors are absorbed and mixed, and engineer structures using robotic arms and doing a robotic arm tower relay.
Day 5 – Enjoy a tram ride to Rocket Park & Building 9 to view the historic Saturn V and where past, present, and future NASA astronauts train. Then, assemble and program robots through obstacle courses.
June 22-26 & July 27-31
Cost | $299.95
Young explorers will learn what astronauts face when they travel to the Moon. Campers will find adventure by exploring the Moon’s surface with robotics and technology and understand the Earth-Moon’s place in the Solar System.
Day 1 – How is there a man on the Moon?? Discover Earth-Moon relationships and investigate the Moon’s interesting features. Make a mission patch to understand your future missions
Day 2 – Shoot for the Moon! Launch rockets and learn the basics of rocketry.
Day 3 – Experience what it would be like to live on the Moon, discover lunar slime found on the surface of the Moon, and experience the next generation of space suits.
Day 4 – Robots on the Moon?! Learn about future rovers that NASA may use to travel on the surface of the moon and maneuver robots like lunar rovers.
Day 5 – Enjoy a tram ride to Rocket Park & Building 9 to view the historic Saturn V and where past, present, and future NASA astronauts train. Then, build robots and discover the planets that make up our solar system.
June 29-July 3 & August 3-7
Cost | $299.95
Our Planet, Our Home. Campers discover all the features that make Earth the most desirable place for us to call home. Learn all about the Earth cycles and Earth’s position in the solar system through art and STEM activities.
Day 1 – Explore the eight planets in our solar system and discover Earth’s place in space.
Day 2 – Experiment with how Earth’s rotation affects things from seasons to nighttime and how the Earth moves around the Sun.
Day 3 – Earth’s place in our solar system is just right. Discover how gravity, air, rain, and much more make Earth the perfect place to live.
Day 4 – How do we see distant stars not in our solar system? Investigate constellations and construct telescopes.
Day 5 – Enjoy a tram ride to Rocket Park & Building 9 to view the historic Saturn V and where past, present, and future NASA astronauts train. Then, conserve and use recycled materials to engineer and design.
November 23-25
Cost | $179.95
Explore Mars’ surface and its climate through engineering challenges and science experiments. Campers discover Mars’ position in our Solar System and expand their knowledge of astronaut training, new technology, circuits, robotics, and rocketry for future exploration.
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Day 1 – Absorb what the red planet has to offer and experience the cold and windy environment of Mars. Discover how far the Earth is from the Sun Make a mission patch for upcoming missions and explorer Mars through 3D NASA images.
Day 2 – 3.2.1. LIFT OFF! Build and launch your rocket, learn the basics of rocketry, and discover how far Mars is from the Sun and the Earth.
Day 3 – Suit up for a trip to the rocky fourth planet by designing a suit astronauts wear while traveling to Mars. Make a Martian rock, dig on the surface of Mars.
December 21-23
Cost | $179.95
Our young robot engineers learn how to design, build, and program robots in this 3-day adventure. Get creative with problem-solving techniques and coding skills by using robots and technology to overcome space-related challenges.
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Day 1 – Learn how robots are programed and create an algorithm your robot will follow to complete a mission.
Day 2 – Apply sequences of commands to complete a robotics obstacle course and understanding patterns with robotic devices
Day 3 – Patterns are found everywhere, even in robotics. Explore programing your own robots with patterned sequences of code.
December 28-30
Cost | $179.95
The future explorers of Mars launch into deep space and learning about space early is the key to inspiring future generations of space explorers. This includes engineering, space exploration, robotics, rocketry, and space suit design for missions into deep space.
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Day 1 – Study Earth from above, by designing a space suit and train like an astronaut in dexterity challenges.
Day 2 – Create rockets to zoom to the moon! Perform experiments and propel rockets into the sky.
Day 3 – Enjoy a tram ride to Rocket Park & Building 9 to view the historic Saturn V and where past, present, and future NASA astronauts train. Then, assemble and program robots through obstacle courses.
June 15-19 & July 20-24
Cost | $299.95
Welcome to all things robotics and coding! Experience a multitude of robotics platforms to complete space exploration missions. Your engineer will build and program robots, and solve problems through code.
Day 1 – Discover the shocking ways electricity and circuits benefit us not only in space, but in our everyday lives.
Day 2 – How do robots know what to do? Learn to think like a robot, program a rover, and perform a robot design challenge.
Day 3 – Sequences, algorithms, and coding! Oh my! Form programming for various robots.
Day 4 – Utilize loops and demonstrate how robots can help solve problems on “station” and home.
Day 5 – Enjoy a tram ride to Rocket Park & Building 9 to view the historic Saturn V and where past, present, and future NASA astronauts train. Then, code a color sensing robot for a mission to Mars.
June 22-26 & July 27-31
Cost | $299.95
While Artemis will take astronauts on a journey back to the Moon, your voyager will have the chance to experience many robotic platforms to master basic coding challenges tied to the Moon mission. Encounter rocketry, astronaut training, exploration and living on the Moon.
Day 1 – Navigate the stars with sextants and learn how Earth, Sun, and the Moon interact.
Day 2 – Engineer multiple rockets and launch them! Then, build a rover and compete in a rover challenge.
Day 3 – Phase into lunar exploration. Create a model of the moon phases and send a rover on a mission to the Moon.
Day 4 – How long is a day on the Moon? a year? Investigate the Moon layers and materials that make up lunar soil and design a lunar habitat.
Day 5 – Enjoy a tram ride to Rocket Park & Building 9 to view the historic Saturn V and where past, present, and future NASA astronauts train. Then, discover exoplanets and block programming.
June 29-July 3 & August 3-7
Cost | $299.95
How do astronauts work in space? Will people ever go to Mars? How do robots work? What do engineers do? All these questions and more are answered as campers explore space through art, science, robotics, and engineering activities.
Day 1 – Experience what astronauts do daily as they solve mystery challenges, understand the importance of weather, and see the next generation of NASA designs for protective habitats.
Day 2 – Learn about the planets in the Solar System, their order, and specific characteristics of each planet. Conduct experiments, make models, and compare the planets.
Day 3- Experience what astronauts do daily as they live aboard the ISS and see the next generation of NASA designs for space exploration.
Day 4 – Discover the mysteries of space and create replicas of objects captured by the Hubble telescope.
Day 5 – Enjoy a tram ride to Rocket Park & Building 9 to view the historic Saturn V and where past, present, and future NASA astronauts train. Then, launch your own rockets and program robots.
November 23-25
Cost | $179.95
Mars is a rich destination for human exploration and discovery. Campers learn the basics of rocketry, discover coding, explore hands-on science activities and technology.
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Day 1 – Train like an astronaut and design a mission patch. You will know what it takes to go to outer space through engineering, robotics, understanding how circuits work, and astronaut training.
Day 2 – Journey through the solar system to Mars to learn where it is located. Design rockets and learn about energy and find what it’s like to live on Mars
Day 3 – How do we get rovers like Spirit and Curiosity on the surface of Mars? Create a rover and a landing system to safely place a lander you design on Mars.
December 21-23
Cost | $179.95
Campers discover what it takes to solve problems related to space exploration. Taking “out of the box” and to new and exciting places, this 3-day camp gets your little builders using like never before. These engineers -in -training take on innovative problem-solving,, art projects, and robotics.
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Day 1 – Learn about measurements and how accuracy is needed to design anything for space exploration. Then, create a catapult using the engineering process.
Day 2 – Solve real-world problems. Design a city like civil engineers and race to build a car powered by wind.
Day 3 – Construct a rover, like the ones sent to Mars. Explore the act of block coding through simulations.
December 28-30
Cost | $179.95
Discover what it takes to launch a rocket to send people, supplies, and spacecraft beyond Earth’s atmosphere. During this adventure, campers will understand how to design and build rockets to reach their space travel destinations.
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Day 1 – Explore what engineers do to solve challenges seen in the real world. Construct catapults, and bridges and float a boat that measure up to the needs of current and future missions.
Day 2 – Explorers simulate and excavate the frozen Martian surface, design Civil Engineering projects and let their creations take flight through challenges.
Day 3 – Enjoy a tram ride to Rocket Park & Building 9, then let’s rocket into space! Explore rocket design, stomp rockets, rocket splatter and air canister rockets to understand past and present history of rocketry
June 15-19 & July 20-24
Cost | $299.95
Explore how astronauts live and work in space, learn rocketry basics, and plan for future missions. Everything from programming robots and launching hand-made rockets will inspire your camper to keep investigating beyond Earth’s surface.
Day 1 – Undergo astronaut training to build a team to think like engineers in training. Design a space suit to understand body changes in space and protect the astronauts’ journey through space.
Day 2 – Blast off! Engineer rockets and simulate how different propellants affect the speed of a rocket.
Day 3 – What is an engineer? Building teamwork and testing a satellite to orbit the Moon. Create a model of the ISS and learn how it was built for astronauts to survive the environment of the ISS.
Day 4 – Trial by fire. Test capsule designs and be exposed to the dangers of excess UV radiation.
Day 5 – Enjoy a tram ride to Rocket Park & Building 9 to view the historic Saturn V and where past, present, and future NASA astronaut’s train. Then, it is challenged to decode messages in Binary and engage in computer programing.
June 22-26 & July 27-31
Cost | $299.95
Take part in this adventure and seek solutions to the obstacles of Earth-Moon space travel, engage in engineering design challenges, use robotic platforms, and delve into topics such as geology, rocketry, radiation, and mission training
Day 1 – Why go back to the Moon? Encounter binary code and build a scale model of Earth and the Moon to understand what drives NASA to return and live on the Moon.
Day 2 – Create and test a capsule and thermal tile design. Then, participate in a robotics design challenge, build a landing system that protects the astronauts, and test materials that resist the heat.
Day 3 – Engineer multiple rockets and launch them! Then, understand satellites and build and test a model of the Gateway.
Day 4 – Investigate what a crew would need to safely live on the Moon and construct habitat prototypes.
Day 5 – Enjoy a tram ride to Rocket Park & Building 9 to view the historic Saturn V and where past, present, and future NASA astronauts’ train. Then, create and code robotic builds.
June 29-July 3 & August 3-7
Cost | $350.00
All things robotics! Using a variety of robotic platforms, campers engage in immersive robotic challenges for space exploration. Through project-based robotic challenges, campers hone their skills in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and coding to successfully complete their exploration mission.
Day 1 – Discover how NASA uses coding and experience hands-on programming. Learn about how a circuit is created, and send a secret code to the next Mars mission.
Day 2 – Participate in an ISS docking challenge and use block programing to navigate rovers to perform missions.
Day 3 – Program and code robot behaviors and reactions to traverse robotic challenges with Blockly app.
Day 4 – Join the Artemis Generation! Launch canister rockets and use the engineer design process to design a rover capable of navigating a Martian simulated surface.
Day 5 – Enjoy a tram ride to Rocket Park & Building 9 to view the historic Saturn V and where past, present, and future NASA astronauts train. Then, send color-sensing robots on a Mars mission.
November 23-25
Cost | $179.95
Space inspires campers to head into the labs to discover what it takes to solve problems related to space exploration for this 3-day Martian challenge. Your junior engineer will be inspired to collaborate and find solutions to the complications of deep space exploration.
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Day 1 – Make the journey and experience what NASA astronauts need to survive and explore on Mars. Learn how Astronauts train for the different parts of the solar system, live in microgravity and create a greenhouse for their Habitat on Mars.
Day 2 – Journey through the solar system to Mars to learn where it is located. Design rockets and learn about energy and find what it’s like to live on Mars
Day 3 – What will it be like to live on Mars? Construct necessities like a water filtration system, and greenhouse and build a habitat for daily Martian living and create rovers and a landing system.
December 21-23
Cost | $179.95
This Robotics camp is designed for young robotics enthusiasts. Using a variety robotic platforms and LEGOS, campers engage in immersive robotic challenges tied to space exploration. Through project-based robotic challenges, campers excelled in science, technology, engineering, and coding.
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Day 1 – Travel through low Earth orbit. Participate in ISS docking challenges, simulations, and spacewalks.
Day 2 – Drive and program robots to land and cross the Martian surface. Discover block coding to learn the basics of robotic movement.
Day 3 – Design a control panel to manipulate a simulation you create. Operate and evaluate the efficiency of multiple engineering builds.
December 28-30
Cost | $179.95
Immerse your junior scientist in STEM learning experiences as they seek solutions to space exploration challenges. Campers engage in engineering design challenges, use various robotic platforms, and learn the basics of rocketry.
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Day 1 – From satellites to robotic arms, discover what your engineer can create for space exploration.
Day 2 – Be launched into the shoes of a rocket engineer. Construct and test modern rocket technology.
Day 3 – Enjoy a tram ride to Rocket Park & Building 9 to view the historic Saturn V and where astronauts train. Then, investigate the Falcon 9, perform cryogenic testing, build and test a Heat Shield, and complete a robotic challenge (coding)
June 15-19 & July 20-24
Cost | $350.00
Get motivated to solve the problems of the future! Encounter a variety of robotics platforms to solve space exploration-themed challenges and learn how to successfully code and program various robotics in fun and engaging ways.
Day 1 – Discover and operate robotics in simulations and challenges from Earth onto the lunar surface.
Day 2 – Curious about coding? Code and simulate robotic missions aiding in NASA research.
Day 3 – Create a program of block coding to complete a robotic mission and safely advance a rover through a maze representing a path on another celestial body.
Day 4 – Gain experience while utilizing block coding and gain experience in programming, including text programming. Learn how NASA relies on electronic circuits and sensors in space exploration.
Day 5 – Enjoy a tram ride to Rocket Park & Building 9 to view the historic Saturn V and where past, present, and future NASA astronauts train. Then, broaden your understanding of how rockets work, interact with the laws of motion, and basic orbital mechanics. Then use block coding through robotic platforms.
June 22-26 & July 27-31
Cost | $299.95
We are going! Understand through hands-on engineering challenges, simulating lunar habitats, use of robotics platforms, and creative engineering developments what it takes to go back to the Moon.
Day 1 – Complete missions in rocketry design, challenges and simulations. Learn budget management and design concepts for space exploration.
Day 2 -Broaden your understanding of rockets, including interaction with the laws of motion and basic orbital mechanics. Use the process of electrolysis to split water molecules to learn the importance of living on the Moon.
Day 3 – Solve a lunar mystery and learn how simulations help NASA plan for explorations into space and on the Moon through challenges. Complete your rocket design launch.
Day 4 – Explore the Moon by designing a lunar buggy and participating in robotics coding challenges.
Day 5 – Enjoy a tram ride to Rocket Park & Building 9 to view the historic Saturn V and where past, present, and future NASA astronauts train. Then, create a spectroscope and an origami Star shade.
June 29-July 3 & August 3-7
Cost | $350.00
Through robotics platforms and engineering design challenges, campers can let their creativity flow. Campers are immersed in opportunities to develop solutions to space-related challenges to successfully accomplish their mission objectives.
Day 1 – Discover atmospheric science and make a planetary exploration balloon. Then, design a mission patch, build a model rocket and compete in a parachute challenge.
Day 2 – Use the engineering process to try and be the fastest to rescue an astronaut from a capsule at sea and Use 3-d model design to design a future space station.
Day 3 – Onward and upward. Launch a rocket and compete in an extravehicular activity challenge. Design and build a greenhouse to germinate your seeds for habitats on the Moon and Mars.
Day 4 – Houston, we have a problem! Use problem-solving techniques to answer a series of ISS-related questions, such as how water filtration systems work, whether electrically charged wind can make something move, and why communication during space exploration can be difficult.
Day 5 – Enjoy a tram ride to Rocket Park & Building 9 to view the historic Saturn V and where past, present, and future NASA astronauts train. Then, challenge yourself to protect the astronaut from an extreme heat environment in space.
November 23-25
Cost | $179.95
Space inspires campers to head into the labs to discover what it takes to solve problems related to space exploration for this 3-day Martian challenge. Your junior engineer will be inspired to collaborate and find solutions to the complications of deep space exploration.
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Day 1 – Traverse Mars, its place in the solar system, its terrain and atmosphere. Then, create rockets and parachutes that we will put to the test
Day 2 – Design a habitat for astronauts using circuits and elements key to survival on the Martian surface.
Day 3 – Program rovers and aid in Curiosity’s mission as it makes its way across the red planet. Explore the mysteries of Mars with robotics.
December 21-23
Cost | $179.95
Campers develop an understanding of space exploration challenges and beyond. Through hands-on engineering challenges, the use of robotics and creative design, all campers learn what it takes to go beyond Earth.
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Day 1 – Assemble a crew and work together to achieve success on a mission just like astronauts, scientists, engineers, and mission control do. Then construct and launch a rocket.
Day 2 – Going into the vacuum of space comes with dangers. Test and develop materials capable of protecting your crew.
Day 3 – NASA’s technological advances impacted our everyday lives on Earth. Using the engineering process your engineers-in-training create inventions that might make everyday life here on Earth better or easier and build rovers that will play homage to the rovers created by JPL engineers.
December 28-30
Cost | $179.95
Beyond Earth’s atmosphere, there are light years of unknowns. Be the explorer who finds solutions to the challenges of deep space settlements. Participants engage in engineering design challenges, use robotic platforms, and delve into activities such as the ISS truss and heat shield design and rocketry.
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Day 1 – Collaborate and design your team mission patch and STEM challeges. Build multiple rockets just like real rocket engineers. Assemble rockets and through simulations see challenges faced in the engineering process.
Day 2 – Can you protect your crew in extreme temperatures experienced on missions beyond? Explorers will find out what a rocket needs to keep the crew, cargo, and experiments safe on journeys in and out of Earth’s atmosphere.
Day 3 – Enjoy a tram ride to Rocket Park & Building 9, then return to camp for Engineer challenges and compete in real-world challenges faced by NASA engineers. Work as a team to discover the protection needed from extreme heat environment in space. Design, construct and build a transport to move materials via robotic device.
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