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.
February 27, 2026
Cost | $79.95 | meal included
Drop Off | 5:00-5:30 p.m.
Pick Up | 9:30-10:00 p.m.
Explore with us for an evening about the planets of our Solar System. Campers experience a live planetarium show featuring the planets and their properties. Throughout this evening, participants will explore the Solar System, understand interplanetary travel, and learn about other planets.
February 27, 2026
Cost | $79.95 | meal included
Drop Off | 5:00-5:30 p.m.
Pick Up | 9:30-10:00 p.m.
Take the journey through our solar system and go to places beyond. Attending a live Planetarium show, travel through the solar system and discover the differences in the planets. Experience our place in space as we travel through the solar system for an enjoyable, entertaining evening.
$74.95 | 1-Day Camp
Drop off | 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Pick up | 3:00-3:30 p.m.
Campers will discover all the features that make Earth the most desirable place to live in the Solar System. During this one-day camp, campers learn how the Earth needs the Sun to exist, how astronauts can live on the ISS and discover things in deep space using telescopes.
$74.95 | 1-Day Camp
Drop off | 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Pick up | 3:00-3:30 p.m.
All journeys begin with a single step. Campers begin their journey by learning about the various aspects of being an Astronaut, learn about the NBL (Neutral Buoyancy Lab) and building an end effector like the one a found on the ISS (International Space Station)
$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.
Campers develop an understanding of our solar system and understand the vast distances between the planets. Through hands on engineering challenges, the use of robotics and creative design, all campers will learn what it takes to go beyond Earth for space travel.
$74.95 | 1-Day Camp
Drop off | 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Pick up | 3:00-3:30 p.m.
This one-day adventure will take you beyond the limits of challenges, learning more on how to protect the astronaut traveling through space. Through hands on engineering challenges, the use of robotics and creative designing, all campers will learn what it takes to journey beyond Earth.
$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.
March 9-13 – Spring Break
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.
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 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 astronaut’s train. Then, build robots and discover the planets that make up our solar system.
May 26-29
Cost | $239.95
As the future explorers of Mars launch into deep space, the key to inspiring generations of space explorers is learning about space early on. This includes engineering, space exploration, robotics, rocketry, and space suit design.
Day 1 – Engineer gravity-defining builds that will take future explorers to new heights through rollercoasters, bug mazes, and robots to complete challenges on the other planetary surfaces.
Day 2 – Launch your very own rockets! Explorers will find out what a rocket needs to get off the ground, design multiple types of rockets, and let their creations take flight.
Day 3 – What does it take to be an astronaut? Campers will train, maneuver through trails and tests,design suits, and study the Earth through the eyes of the space station with hands-on practice before they depart on their mission.
Day 4 – 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 program, build, and drive rovers with multiple types of robotics on the surface of planetary bodies.
June 1-5 & July 6-10
Cost | $299.95
This Mars adventure camp’s mission is to explore Mars’ surface and its climate through engineering challenges and science experiments. Campers understand Mars’ position in our Solar system and gain knowledge of astronaut training, circuits, robotics, and rocketry for future exploration.
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.
Day 4 – How can we explore with the help of robots on Mars? Train like an astronaut, build and program your rovers as they model what a rover can do on Mars like Curiosity, and look for what’s green on Mars!
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, design a constellation, construct a telescope, and chart the stars.
June 8-12 & July 13-17
Cost | $299.95
This Mars adventure camp’s mission is to explore Mars’ surface and its climate through engineering challenges and science experiments. Campers understand Mars’ position in our Solar system and gain knowledge of astronaut training, circuits, robotics, and rocketry for future exploration.
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 – BUGS! Spot a computer “bug” and fix it in your program. Then, guide a robot on a mission through space.
Day 4 – Patterns are found everywhere, even in robotics. Explore programing your own robots with patterned sequences of code.
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, produce your program to perform certain robotic tasks.
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.
March 9-13 – Spring Break
Cost | $299.95
This lunar camp is designed to introduce young campers to the exploration of the Moon. While the journey takes astronauts to new levels, campers will have the chance to experience many robotic platforms to master basic coding challenges tied to the Moon mission. The young explorers will explore rocketry, astronaut training, exploration and living on the Moon.
Day 1 – Navigate the stars with sextants and learn how Earth 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 – Is the Moon made of cheese? Investigate the 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 astronaut’s train. Then, discover exoplanets and block programing.
May 26-29
Cost | $239.95
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.
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 – Lets rocket into space! Explore rocket design, stomp rockets, rocket splatter and air canister rockets to understand past and present history of rocketry
Day 4 – 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, construct and program robots to complete challenges.
June 1-5 & July 6-10
Cost | $299.95
Mars is a rich destination for human exploration. Young engineers learn the basics of rocketry, discover coding, and explore hands-on science activities. Discover how science and technology can solve problems astronauts face when they travel to Mars.
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.
Day 4 – What will it be like to live on Mars? Construct necessities like a water filtration system, greenhouse and build a habitat for daily Martian living.
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, map out the rocky red planet and code a robot to make its way through the rough terrain
June 8-12 & July 13-17
Cost | $299.95
Taking “out of the box” to new and exciting places. Discover what it takes to solve problems related to space exploration. Your little builders are immersed in innovative problem-solving, building simple machines, art projects, and robotics.
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 a civil engineer 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.
Day 4 – Brrrr! Choreograph a rescue mission using science to save an astronaut stuck in ice. Work with your crew to investigate the concept of buoyancy and construct towers that measure up.
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, engineer a space habitat for a future crew to inhabit.
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.
March 9-13 – Spring Break
Cost | $299.95
Understanding our greatest accomplishments in space and imagining new ones will inspire your explorer to take part in this adventure. 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.
Day 2 – Create and test a capsule and thermal tile design. Then, participate in a robotics design challenge.
Day 3 – Engineer multiple rockets and launch them! Then, build a model of 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 astronaut’s train. Then, create and code robotic builds
May 26-29
Cost | $239.95
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.
Day 1 – From satellites to ISS, discover what will challenge your engineer through team building to develop experiments for the ISS, and designing, building, and launching satellites into space.
Day 2 – Launch into the shoes of a rocket design engineer, construct and test modern rocket technology, differentiate rocket propellants, and rocket builds.
Day 3 – Engineer and explore what it takes to navigate the surface of Mars. Design the Space X Falcon 9, and understand suitable materials necessary for extreme temperatures and radiation and navigate/code robotic platform across the Mars surface
Day 4 – 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, head back to the lab to navigate rovers over the surface of Mars.
June 1-5 & July 6-10
Cost | $299.95
Challenge your junior scientist to seek solutions to of deep space obstacles, engage in engineering design challenges, use robotic platforms, and delve into space exploration challenges.
Day 1: Make the journey and experience what NASA astronauts need to survive on Mars. Learn about Mars’ position in the Solar System, how astronauts train, live in microgravity, and create a greenhouse for their Habitat on Mars. Create your team’s mission patch to continue the journey.
Day 2 – How do engineers test equipment for entry and re-entry? Design and test thermal tiles, understand the effects of air pressure and build a transport to move materials to ensure the safety of our Orion crew members.
Day 3: Understand the history of spaceflight with a museum tour. Create and test multiple rockets and launch them to new heights. Calculate launch windows and orbit trajectories to generate an approximate landing to Mars.
Day 4 – Do you want to live on Mars? Design what a crew would need to have a long term stay on the red planet. Build a water filtration system, design an inflatable habitat and present your design to your team.
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, use block programming to complete a rock course to collect Martian rock samples just like Curiosity.
June 8-12 & July 13-17
Cost | $299.95
Explore a wide variety of innovative robotic platforms all in one camp. Through project-based robotic challenges, campers use their skills in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and coding to solve simulated anomalies that arise in space exploration.
Day 1 – Travel through low Earth orbit. Participate in ISS docking challenges, simulations, and spacewalks, as astronauts, engineers, and scientists do while planning their missions.
Day 2 – Drive and program robots on a simple course with landers and rovers to cross the Martian surface using Spheros and Spike Prime
Day 3 – What is coding? Discover block coding to learn the basics of robotic movement with various robotic platforms.
Day 4 – Design a control panel to manipulate a simulation you create. Operate and evaluate the efficiency of multiple engineering builds.
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, continue to complete robotic challenges and use robots who read color programing.
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 | $299.95
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.
March 9-13 – Spring Break
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 – Blast off! to discover the parts of a rocket, experiment with parachute design, and launch bottle rockets.
Day 2 – Use the process of electrolysis to split water molecules and broaden understanding of how rockets work.
Day 3 – Solve a lunar mystery and learn how simulations help NASA plan for explorations into space.
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 Star shade.
May 26-29
Cost | $239.95
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, utilize robotic platforms, and explore activities such as designing the ISS truss and heat shield, as well as rocketry.
Day 1 – Collaborate and build just like real rocket engineers. Assemble multiple 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 – 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 and design an ISS truss.
Day 4 – Enjoy a tram ride to Rocket Park & Building 9 to view the historic Saturn V and where past, present, and future NASA astronauts train. Similutate rocket launches into orbit, program rovers to maneuver the jagged terrains of Mars, and design a habitat to support your exploration team.
June 1-5 & July 6-10
Cost | $299.95
Discover what it takes to solve problems related to space exploration. This Martian challenge will inspire your junior engineer to collaborate and find solutions to the complications of deep space settlement, and engage in engineering design challenges through robotics
Day 1: Traverse Mars, its place in the solar system, its terrain, and atmosphere. Design your team’s Mission Patch and 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 -Launch your rocket and design a protective covering for the landing on Mars, create space-related objects, and flight test a helicopter.
Day 4 – Program rovers and aid in Curiosity’s mission with robotic challenges as it makes its way across the red planet.
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, explore the mysteries of Mars with robotics and problem solving with your crew.
June 8-12 & July 13-17
Cost | $299.95
Develop an understanding of space exploration challenges and beyond. Through hands-on engineering challenges, the use of robotics and creative designs all campers learn what it takes to go beyond Earth. Campers are inspired to find ways to take part in the mission to explore the solar system.
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 rockets for various launches
Day 2 -Work together as a team to achieve a common goal. Entering the vacuum of space comes with dangers, and test materials capable of protecting your crew through space exploration.
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.
Day 4 -Communication is the key to successful missions. Using the design process to build rovers, navigate mazes, and are capable of roaming the surface of Mars.
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. Discover what astrobiologists do to search for life on exoplanets out of our solar system and practice EVA’s on the ISS.
June 15-19 & July 20-24
Cost | $299.95
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 | $299.95
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.
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Don’t wait to grab your tickets – they’re going fast! 311 performs live tonight at Moon 2 Mars Festival, presented by Wellby Financial.
Friday, February 6 | 7:30 p.m.
Witness history at the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center.
