Space Academy
Space Academy® trainees experience firsthand the future of space travel and train to solve technically challenging anomalies in order to complete their space mission.
Trainees practice clear communication through aquatic team-building activities and leadership training at Space Camp Challenge Course and put engineering skills to the test as they construct an ablative shield during the Thermal Design Challenge.
Activities
- Launch on missions to the International Space Station, the moon or Mars.
- Train like an astronaut on the 1/6th Gravity Chair and the Multi-Axis Trainer.
- Design, build and launch a team rocket.
- Learn team-building skills on the low elements at our Space Camp Challenge Course and in one of our water facilities.
- Put your creative thinking skills to work in our engineering design challenges.
- Hear the inspiring stories about commercial pioneers like Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX.
Mission Control
Your connection to the Space Camp experience! Your online dashboard provides the login to your account, one-way emails to your trainee, transportation options, packing lists, roommate requests, and more! Everything you need to manage your mission is all in one place and can be accessed at any time.
Space Academy
- Duration: 6 days, 5 nights
- Check-In: Sun, 12 - 1:30 p.m. (CT)
- Graduation: Friday, 11 a.m. (CT)
