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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 2024:
Week 1 May 27, 2024 - May 31, 2024
Week 2 June 3, 2024 - June 7, 2024
Week 3 June 10, 2024 - June 14, 2024
Week 4 June 17, 2024 - June 21, 2024
Week 5 June 24, 2024 - June 28, 2024
Week 6 July 1, 2024 - July 5, 2024
Week 7 July 8, 2024 - July 12, 2024
Week 8 July 15, 2024 - July 19, 2024
Week 9 July 22, 2024 - July 26, 2024
Week 10 July 29, 2024 - August 2, 2024
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 the all-new 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.
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.