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A galaxy of immersive STEM camps awaits your young explorer!

Space Center Houston’s Explorer Camps introduce children ages 4 to 11 to science, technology, engineering and math through engaging and hands-on learning activities.

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Spring 2024 1-Day Camps

Ages 5-7

Saturday 4/20

Earth & Space Explorers

$74.95 | 1-Day Camp

Overview

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.

Saturday 4/27

Journey Into Space

$74.95 | 1-Day Camp

Overview

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).

Ages 8-10

Saturday 4/20

Journey Above the Earth

$74.95 | 1-Day Camp

Overview

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.

Saturday 4/27

Surviving the Journey

$74.95 | 1-Day Camp

Overview

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.

Evening Explorers, Friday, April 12

Ages 5-7 | Exploring the Planets

Cost | $79.95
Drop Off | 5 p.m.
Pick Up | 10 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.

Ages 8-10 | Planetary Journey Beyond

Cost | $79.95
Drop Off | 5 p.m.
Pick Up | 10 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.

Summer 2024 1-Day Camps

Ages 5-7

Saturday 8/17

Junior Engineering Explorers

$74.95 | 1-Day Camp

Overview

Campers will learn all about engineering with LEGOS and robotics through hands-on STEM activities. Whether they are exploring how gravity affects moving objects, programming a robot or creating solar system art, your camper will become inspired to learn about the world around them and beyond.

Saturday 8/24

Journey to the Moon

$74.95 | 1-Day Camp

Overview

Campers will 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.

Ages 8-10

Saturday 8/17

Bots and Beyond

$74.95 | 1-Day Camp

Overview

Campers will gain confidence as they practice successfully coding and programming 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 travel.

Saturday 8/24

Lunar Exploration

$74.95 | 1-Day Camp

Overview

Spend the day as an engineer and scientist as you prepare for a mission to the Moon! Campers will learn about the Earth and Moon system by modeling the scale sizes and distances between them while designing and building a landing system to protect two astronauts when they land on the Lunar surface from the Gateway.

2024 Summer Camps

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Ages 4-5

Junior Explorers | 4 Days

May 28-31, 2024

Cost | $239.95

The future explorers of Mars launch into deep space in the 2030s. Learning about space at an early age is the key to inspiring future generations of space explorers. This 4-day program will include engineering, scientific exploration, and robotics along with space suit design for missions into deep space.

Daily Itinerary

Day 1 – Engineer gravity defining builds that will take future explorers to new heights and program rovers 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 and be equipped 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 and learn about multiple types of robotics in space.

Mars Explorers | 5 Days

June 3-7, 2024 & July 8-12, 2024

Cost | $299.95

This Mars adventure camp’s mission is to explore Mars’ surface and its climate through engineering challenges and science experiments. Campers will understand Mars’ position in our Solar System along with expanding their knowledge of astronaut training, circuits, robotics, and rocketry for future exploration.

Daily Itinerary

Day 1 – Absorb what the red planet has to offer and experience the cold and windy environment of Mars.
Day 2 – 3.2.1. LIFT OFF! Launch your own rockets and learn the basics of rocketry.
Day 3 – Suit up for a trip to the rocky fourth planet, home of the solar system’s largest volcano.
Day 4 – What can we discover with the help of robots on Mars? Build and program your rovers as they model what a rover can do on Mars like Curiosity.
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, construct a telescope and chart the stars.

Beginner Bots | 5 Days

June 10-14, 2024 & July 15-19, 2024

Cost | $299.95

Robots, robots, robots! These young robotic engineers learn how to design, build, and program robots in this five-day adventure. Get creative with problem-solving techniques and coding skills by using a variety of robots and technology to overcome space related challenges.

Daily Itinerary

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 training course.
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 own program to traverse an obstacle course.

Junior Space Explorers | 5 Days

June 17-21, 2024 & July 22-26, 2024

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.

Daily Itinerary

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 training in dexterity challenges.
Day 3 – Create rockets to zoom to the moon! Perform experiments and propel rockets into the sky.
Day 4 – Perform experiments and engineer structures using robotic arms, like the Canada arm.
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.

Lunar Explorers | 5 Days

June 24-28, 2024 & July 29-August 2, 2024

Cost | $299.95

Learn what astronauts face when they travel to the Moon. Explorers-in-training will find adventure by exploring the Moon’s surface with robotics and understanding its place in the Solar System.

Daily Itinerary

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 astronauts train. Then, build robots and discover the planets that make up our solar system.

Our Place in Space | 5 Days

July 1-5, 2024 & August 5-9, 2024

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.

Daily Itinerary

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.
Day 3 – Earth’s place in space is just right. Discover how gravity, air, 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.

Ages 6-7

Exploration Basics | 4 Days

May 28-31, 2024

Cost | $239.95

Discover what it takes to launch a rocket to send people, supplies and spacecraft beyond Earth’s atmosphere. During this 4-day adventure, campers will understand how to design and build Rockets to reach their space travel destinations.

Daily Itinerary

Day 1 – Explore what engineers do to solve challenges seen in the real world. Construct builds that measure up to the needs of current and future missions.
Day 2 – Let’s rocket to space! Explorers construct multiple types of rockets and let their creations take flight.
Day 3 – What do astronauts do daily? Explore dexterity, experiments, exercise and more.
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.

Journey to Mars | 5 Days

June 3-7, 2024 & July 8-12, 2024

Cost | $299.95

Mars is a rich destination for human exploration and discovery. These young engineers learn the basics of rocketry, discover coding, and explore hands-on science activities. Discover how science and technology can solve problems that astronauts face when they travel to Mars.

Daily Itinerary

Day 1 – Train like an astronaut. Through engineering, robotics, and flight your astronaut in training will know what it takes to go to outer space.
Day 2 – Journey through the solar system to Mars. Design rockets and find out what it’s like to live in space.
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 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

Engineering Basics | 5 Days

June 10-14, 2024 & July 15-19, 2024

Cost | $299.95

Taking “out of the box” to new and exciting places. Discover what it takes to solve problems related to space exploration. This week-long camp gets your little builders immersed in innovative problem-solving, building simple machines, art projects, and robotics. Watch your camper come away inspired and ready to create!

Daily Itinerary

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.
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.

Robotics Basics | 5 Days

June 17-21, 2024 & July 22-26, 2024

Cost | $299.95

Welcome to all thing’s robotics and coding! Experience a multitude of robotics platforms to complete space exploration missions. Whether your engineer enjoys building robots, programming robots, or solving problems through code, they will have a blast learning the basics of robotics.

Daily Itinerary

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 and program a rover.
Day 3 – Sequences, algorithms, and coding! Oh my! Form programing 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.

Journey to the Moon | 5 Days

June 24-28, 2024 & July 29-August 2, 2024

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.

Daily Itinerary

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 astronauts train. Then, discover exoplanets and block programing.

Journey to Space | 5 Days

July 1-5, 2024 & August 5-9, 2024

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.

Daily Itinerary

Day 1 – Experience what astronauts do daily as they live aboard the ISS and see the next generation of NASA designs for space exploration.
Day 2 – Design a safe UV habitat and participate in a lander challenge.
Day 3 – No passport required! Travel though the solar system and experiment with what makes each planet unique.
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.

Ages 8-9

Exploration & Discovery | 4 Days

May 28-31, 2024

Cost | $239.95

Discover what it takes to explore the unknown. 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.

Daily Itinerary

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 – What challenges do we face on the surface of Mars? Engineer and explore what it takes to navigate the crater-filled surface of Mars.
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, suit up and complete their astronaut training.

Mars Exploration | 5 Days

June 3-7, 2024 & July 8-12, 2024

Cost | $299.95

Mars has thousands of miles to explore. Challenge your junior scientist to seek solutions to the obstacles of deep space engage in engineering design challenges, use robotic platforms, and delve into topics such as geology, radiation, and rocketry. Increase knowledge of current and future Mars space missions and learn how to make decisions cooperatively through teamwork and communication skills.

Daily Itinerary

Day 1 – Make the journey and experience what NASA astronauts need to survive and explore on Mars.
Day 2 – How do engineers test equipment for entry and re-entry? Design and test thermal tiles and capsules to ensure the safety of our Orion crew members.
Day 3 – Create multiple rockets and launch them to new heights.
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.
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 collect Martian rock samples just like Curiosity.

Robotics Exploration | 5 Days

June 10-14, 2024 & July 15-19, 2024

Cost | $350

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.

Daily Itinerary

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.
Day 3 – What is coding? Discover block coding to learn the basics of robotic movement.
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.

Space Exploration | 5 Days

June 17-21, 2024 & July 22-26, 2024

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.

Daily Itinerary

Day 1 – Undergo astronaut training and design space suit to protect from impactors.
Day 2 – Blast off! Engineer rockets and simulate how different propellants affect the speed of a rocket.
Day 3 – What is an engineer? Build and test a satellite to orbit the Moon.
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.

Lunar Exploration | 5 Days

June 24-28, 2024 & July 29-August 2, 2024

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

Daily Itinerary

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 astronauts’ train. Then, create and code robotic builds.

Junior Robotics | 5 Days

July 1-5, 2024 & August 5-9, 2024

Cost | $350

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.

Daily Itinerary

Day 1 – Discover how NASA uses coding in places you would never guess and learn about programming and computer language.
Day 2 – Participate in an ISS docking challenge and use block programing to navigate rovers to perform missions.
Day 3 – Program robot behaviors and reactions to traverse robotic challenges.
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.

Ages 10-11

Exploration & Beyond | 4 Days

May 28-31, 2024

Cost | $239.95

Beyond Earth’s atmosphere there are lightyears of uncharted unknowns. This 4-day program will inspire your explorers to collaborate and find solutions to the challenges of deep space settlements. Participants engage in engineering design challenges, use robotic platforms, and delve into activities such as heat shield design, habitat design and rocketry.

Daily Itinerary

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 – Design a Martian habitat and compete in real-world challenges faced by NASA engineers.
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, explore the vacuum of space in a virtual reality tour of the solar system and program rovers to maneuver the jagged terrains of Mars.

Mars & Beyond | 5 Days

June 3-7, 2024 & July 8-12, 2024

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. Participants engage in engineering design challenges, use robotic platforms, and delve into activities such as heat shield design, habitat design, and rocketry.

Daily Itinerary

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 – Compete in a rover challenge, as well as build helicopter, like Ingenuity.
Day 4 – Program rovers and aid in Curiosity’s mission 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.

Journey Beyond | 5 Days

June 10-14, 2024 & July 15-19, 2024

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.

Daily Itinerary

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.
Day 4 – Explore a 360-degree view of the modules and solve a mystery aboard the International Space Station.
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, attend an astronaut presentation and discover what astrobiologists do to search for life on exoplanets out of our solar system.

Robotics & Beyond | 5 Days

June 17-21, 2024 & July 22-26, 2024

Cost | $350

Get motivated to solve the problems of the future! Encounter a variety of robotics platforms to solve space exploration themed challenges and learn more about our universe. Gain confidence as they learn how to successfully code and program various robotics in fun and engaging ways.

Daily Itinerary

Day 1 – Discover and operate robotics in simulations 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 with text programing and maneuver rovers in 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, broaden understanding of rockets and extra vehicular activities.

The Moon & Beyond | 5 Days

June 24-28, 2024 & July 29-August 2, 2024

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.

Daily Itinerary

Day 1 – 3.2.1. Blast off! 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.

Engineering Space | 5 Days

July 1-5, 2024 & August 5-9, 2024

Cost | $350

Do you want to help NASA engineers explore beyond our atmosphere? 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.

Daily Itinerary

Day 1 – Discover atmospheric science and make a planetary exploration balloon. Then, 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.
Day 4 – Houston, we have a problem! Compete in a communication tower challenge and use problem solving techniques to solve a series of ISS-related questions on 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, deconstruct given materials to repurpose using the engineering process.

Explorer Camps

A galaxy of immersive STEM camps awaits your young explorer!

Questions? We have answers!

Be among the first to know when Explorer Camp registration opens!

Spring 2024 1-Day Camps

Ages 5-7

Saturday 4/20

Earth & Space Explorers

Saturday 4/27

Journey Into Space

Ages 8-10

Saturday 4/20

Journey Above the Earth

Saturday 4/27

Surviving the Journey

Evening Explorers, Friday, April 12

Ages 5-7 | Exploring the Planets

Ages 8-10 | Planetary Journey Beyond

Summer 2024 1-Day Camps

Ages 5-7

Saturday 8/17

Junior Engineering Explorers

Saturday 8/24

Journey to the Moon

Ages 8-10

Saturday 8/17

Bots and Beyond

Saturday 8/24

Lunar Exploration

2024 Summer Camps

Ages 4-5

Junior Explorers | 4 Days

Mars Explorers | 5 Days

Beginner Bots | 5 Days

Junior Space Explorers | 5 Days

Lunar Explorers | 5 Days

Our Place in Space | 5 Days

Ages 6-7

Exploration Basics | 4 Days

Journey to Mars | 5 Days

Engineering Basics | 5 Days

Robotics Basics | 5 Days

Journey to the Moon | 5 Days

Journey to Space | 5 Days

Ages 8-9

Exploration & Discovery | 4 Days

Mars Exploration | 5 Days

Robotics Exploration | 5 Days

Space Exploration | 5 Days

Lunar Exploration | 5 Days

Junior Robotics | 5 Days

Ages 10-11

Exploration & Beyond | 4 Days

Mars & Beyond | 5 Days

Journey Beyond | 5 Days

Robotics & Beyond | 5 Days

The Moon & Beyond | 5 Days

Engineering Space | 5 Days

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1601 E NASA Parkway, Houston, TX 77058

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