Camp KSC® launches the next generation of space explorers into a universe of NASA-based science and engineering at America's premier spaceport. During this summer day camp, students ages 7 through 16 experience five days full of hands-on science, technology, engineering and math activities throughout Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex's exhibits and attractions. Campers are entertained and challenged with curriculum comprised of exciting and educational adventures that are catered to fit each age group, leaving a lifelong impact.
Camp KSC 2025
Registration Tips
All Camp KSC sales are completed online.
You will not be able to purchase tickets at the front gate or through our Reservations Department. Due to high call volume, Annual Passholders and badged NASA employees should book online and then call our Reservations department at a later date to have your discount applied to your reservation. This is to ensure you have a place in the online queue with the rest of the prospective campers.
Please be patient and prepared to wait in an online queue.
Your placement in the waiting room/queue does not guarantee you a reservation.
This is a popular program that sells out quickly. In order to streamline the process, you will be put into a waiting room before reservations go on sale and the online queue opens. Once the queue opens, you should be prepared with all information to make your reservation.
Have all pertinent information ready.
Have the following ready before beginning your reservation: your method of payment, campers’ birthdate(s) and applicable Camp KSC group name(s), choice of camp week(s), and guardian’s preferred email for all future camp communications.
Register for the correct group!
All campers’ birthdays will be verified in the upcoming weeks. Purchasing the wrong age group will result in the cancellation of your reservation. You will be notified within 14 days of the cancellation.
Camp KSC 2025 Teams
Camp Kennedy Space Center© is designed to give campers an age-appropriate experience. For this reason, campers are divided into the below teams based on the year of their birth. Please use the dates below to verify which group your camper should be in.
Please Note: Campers signed up for the wrong group will have their registration canceled and will not be able to attend Camp KSC 2025.
Pathfinder
Birthdate of:
June 1, 2016 - May 31, 2018
Spirit
Birthdate of:
June 1, 2014 - May 31, 2016
Opportunity
Birthdate of:
June 1, 2012 - May 31, 2014
Curiosity
Birthdate of:
June 1, 2010 - May 31, 2012
InSight
Birthdate of:
June 1, 2008 - May 31, 2010
Camp KSC Dates:
Camp KSC is a five day camp beginning at 8:00 AM each day and concluding at 3:00 PM. Parents or guardians are responsible for all transportation to and from the visitor complex each day. Camp will run Monday - Friday of the following weeks in 2025:
Week 1 May 26, 2025 - May 30, 2025
Week 2 June 2, 2025 - June 6, 2025
Week 3 June 9, 2025 - June 13, 2025
Week 4 June 16, 2025 - June 20, 2025
Week 5 June 23, 2025 - June 27, 2025
Week 6 June 30, 2025 - July 4, 2025
Week 7 July 7, 2025 - July 11, 2025
Week 8 July 14, 2025 - July 18, 2025
Week 9 July 21, 2025 - July 25, 2025
Week 10 July 28, 2025 - August 1, 2025
Tuition per camper:
$399 plus tax
Camp KSC Activities
Camp KSC activities take place throughout Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, including the Astronaut Training Experience (ATX)®, Mars Base 1, Apollo/Saturn V Center, Space Shuttle Atlantis® and Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex®. Each team participates in a variety of hands-on STEM challenges, labs and astronaut-training simulations designed specifically for their age group. Camp curriculum and activities are specific to each group, but do not vary by week throughout the summer. Campers who attend multiple weeks will repeat the same curriculum and activities as previous weeks.
Campers will dive into missions such as:
- Mars habitation operations to solve possible emergencies
- A microgravity simulator, learning to work in a frictionless environment during a simulated spacewalk
- Simulated spaceflight from Kennedy Space Center to Mars
- Mars surface exploration using virtual reality
- Botany Lab vegetable growth and harvesting, sending data to real NASA scientists
- Mars rover robotics to optimize power for the Base
- Engineering builds, themed to each age group
- Hands-on STEM challenges
- Team building, communication and collaboration
Full Activity Details
Tuition includes lunch and snack each day, a specially designed Camp KSC T-shirt, a Camp KSC certificate, a themed name badge and lanyard, and wristbands for up to four family members to explore the main visitor complex after the final day of camp.
In the event of a scheduled rocket launch during Camp KSC hours, there is a possibility that all camp activities for that day may be canceled.
English Fluency:
Due to the instructional and participatory nature of Camp KSC, campers must be able to speak, read and understand directions in English. For international groups, please see Camp KSC International programs.