Summer Camp 2023 Registration is Open!
Call our Mission Services Coordinators at 201-251-8589 to reserve your spot today!
Little Astronauts – July 3, 10am – 12pm
Pre-K4 & Kindergarten
• Learn to live and work in space
• Experiment with rockets
• Explore the relationship of earth, sun & moon
• Explore the day and night cycle on Earth
• Lift-off in our shuttle simulator
Astronaut Adventure – July 3, 9am – 1pm
1st & 2nd Grades
• Hands-on activities include astronaut suit design challenge, water filtration & chemistry and material science
• STARLAB Planetarium-Constellation Experience
• Lift-off in shuttle simulator
Astronaut Rookies – July 5 – 7, 9am – 3pm
3rd & 4th Grades
• *NEW* Camp themes: Moon, Mars, & Beyond!
• Build & launch model rocket
• Create postcard that will be sent to space
• Discover how astronauts grow plants in space
• Learn phases of the moon
• Discover how craters are made
• STARLAB Planetarium-Constellation Experience
• Lift-off in shuttle simulator
Living & Working In Space – June 26 – June 30, 9am – 3pm
5th & 6th Grade
• Fly simulated space missions to Comet Halley, Moon & Mars
• Learn about life in space from the early days of Mercury to present & future missions
• Simulate what it is like to eat & work in space
• Build & launch model rocket
• Starship X Design Challenge
• Participate in team-building challenges & more!
Is There Life in the Universe? – July 10 – 14, 9am – 3pm
5th & 6th Grade
• Fly simulated space missions to Comet Halley, Moon & Mars
• Explore the concept of life elsewhere in the universe
• Learn about the criteria for life beyond our system
• Other activities include Mars base design challenge, cars of the future, cupcake geology, Pixel Telemetry & more!
Rocket Girls – July 24 – 28, 9am – 3pm
5th-8th Grade
• Fly simulated space missions to Comet Halley, Moon & Mars
• Encourages girls to be risk takers & learn how to use Science, Math & Technology to shape their futures
• Build and launch model rockets
• Simulated Martian rover driving
• Learn about barrier-breaking women in STEM
• Introductory coding & more!
*NEW*
Next Generation Space Explorers – July 17 – 21, 9am – 3pm
7th & 8th Grades
• Fly simulated space missions to Comet Halley, Moon & Mars
• Design a Lunar Colony
• Build and launch model rockets
• Participate in design challenges
• Learn about NASA’s new initiative to send astronauts back to the Moon on the Space Launch System
• Focus will be on human exploration and the human body during long-duration space flight
Product Engineering – July 31 – August 3, 9am – 3pm
9th-12th Grade
• Fly simulated space missions in our simulators
• Campers will be introduced to the engineering design process used by engineers to solve problems
• Implement concepts & work through various design challenges
• Via an engineering notebook, emphasis will be placed on reflection & documentation.
