Space Camp

Suit up for a mission to the International Space Station or train for a landing on the moon! Space Camp is the ultimate educational experience that illuminates real-world applications of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Students work as a team and confront mission scenarios that require dynamic problem solving and critical thinking — 21st century learning skills required in the workplace.

• Throughout the week, students are immersed in astronaut training techniques using equipment adapted from NASA’s astronaut program. They learn about space hardware, enjoy an educational water activity and experience a spaceflight mission while learning about aerospace career opportunities.

The curriculum includes an educational movie in the National Geographic Theater.

• Train like an astronaut on the 1/6th Gravity Chair, the Five Degrees of Freedom simulator and the Multi-Axis Trainer!

• Construct and launch your own model rocket!

• Learn what it’s like to live onboard the International Space Station.

• Discover the newest rocket that will carry NASA astronauts to Mars.

• Use technology to design and construct a futuristic Martian colony!

• Launch on simulated missions to the International Space Station and beyond!

• Develop team-building and communication skills in an aquatic activity.

• Compete in camp-wide Challenge nights!

Program Details:

• Ages 9-11

• Arrive and check in on Saturday

• Duration 7 Days, 6 Nights

Price Includes:

• Camp Tuition

• Transportation to and from Portland to Space Camp

• Chaperones

• Picture Package

• Parent point of contact and coordination during Space Camp

• Supervision and support of campers during camp.

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.

• 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!Advanced Academy

Program Details:

• Ages 12-14

• Arrive and check in on Saturday

• Duration 7 Days, 6 Nights

Price Includes:

• Camp Tuition

• Transportation to and from Portland to Space Camp

• Chaperones

• Picture Package

• Parent point of contact and coordination during Space Camp

• Supervision and support of campers during camp.

Advanced Academy

Advanced Space Academy explores college and career preparation through an immersive experience in science, engineering, technology and math.

Trainees experience a variety of astronaut training exercises, engineering challenges and team building activities all culminating in an extended-duration simulated space mission.

• Train like an astronaut on the 1/6th Gravity Chair and the Multi-Axis Trainer.

• Design, build and launch a team rocket, and safely recover its payload.

• Learn team building skills on the high elements at our Space Camp Challenge Course.

• Experience neutral buoyancy while SCUBA diving in the Underwater Astronaut Trainer! (Pending physician approval. History of insulin dependent diabetes, epilepsy, reactive airway disease or asthma will not dive. Final determination concerning fitness to dive will be made by the Space Camp Medical & UAT staff)

• Test your skills in our Engineering Challenges by constructing a heat shield and building a Rover.

• Fly jet aircraft simulators!

• Discover the role the International Space Station plays in our global community.

• Prepare for every contingency as you go to Mars on an extended-duration mission simulation!

• Earn one credit hour of freshman-level general science from University of Alabama in Huntsville in this college-accredited program!

Program Details:

• Ages 15-18

• Arrive and check in on Saturday

• Duration 7 Days, 6 Nights

Price Includes:

• Camp Tuition

• Transportation to and from Portland to Space Camp

• Chaperones

• Picture Package

• Parent point of contact and coordination during Space Camp

• Supervision and support of campers during camp.

 Aviation Challenge - Mach I

Aviation Challenge Camp combines critical thinking, teamwork and leadership training in a five-day aviation-themed adventure.

Students learn basic principles of aviation and put their knowledge to the test in a variety of flight simulators. Taking the role of fighter pilots, students run control systems and scenario-based missions and learn basic water- and land-survival skills. They also learn about civilian and military careers in aviation.

• Learn navigation and air combat techniques and put them to the test in our jet aircraft simulators!

• Explore aviation principles and airframe design.

• Learn basic survival skills for land and sea and utilize these skills in our wooded camping area!

• Get up close and personal with a wide range of retired aircraft available onsite!

• Learn about Unmanned Aerial Systems and their applications.

• Experience team building in our nightly challenges.

• Test patrolling, teamwork and outdoor skills in a Field Training Exercise.

• Learn basic drill and ceremony commands and movements.

• See an educational movie in the National Geographic Theater.

Program Details:

• Ages 9-11

• Arrive and check in on Saturday

• Duration 7 Days, 6 Nights

Price Includes:

• Camp Tuition

• Transportation to and from Portland to Space Camp

• Chaperones

• Picture Package

• Parent point of contact and coordination during Space Camp

• Supervision and support of campers during camp.

Aviation Challenge - Mach II

A fast-paced, military-inspired program where young leaders are tested in their knowledge of aerodynamics and teamwork.

Trainees take part in hands-on activities based on the design principles of modern air systems in flight simulators and go through air combat maneuvering training to prepare for mission scenarios. They also learn search and rescue skills to rescue a downed pilot.

• Experience the unique sensation of feeling three times your normal weight in our one-of-a-kind centrifuge!

• Learn about aeronautics, propulsion and aviation history.

• Fly in a UAV drone simulator to reinforce lessons learned at our static displays and artifacts.

• Master aerial combat and compete to be the best of the best in Top Gun!

• Embark on a search and rescue mission to bring a downed pilot back from behind enemy lines while communicating as a team and evading hostile forces!

Program Details:

• Ages 12-14

• Arrive and check in on Saturday

• Duration 7 Days, 6 Nights

Price Includes:

• Camp Tuition

• Transportation to and from Portland to Space Camp

• Chaperones

• Picture Package

• Parent point of contact and coordination during Space Camp

• Supervision and support of campers during camp.

Aviation Challenge - Mach III

Mach III missions challenge trainees with freedom of control, requiring them to think about maneuvers in all three rotational-axes of flight as they take on the most advanced flight simulations, engineering principles and leadership responsibilities.

Field training is focused on discipline and attention to detail in survival situations. A night Field Training Exercise (FTX) requires teams to work together to recover intelligence or rescue a downed pilot. Communication is paramount as everything is taken to the next level in Mach III.

• Unite as a team at the Space Camp Challenge Course with high- and low ropes elements.

• Brave the centrifuge, the 150-ft. zip line*, and all of our training simulators!

• Reinforce leadership, teamwork and decision-making skills in our immersive F-18 cockpit simulators.

• Use a UAS simulator to plan for missions and provide real time data to a command center during mission execution.

• Learn wilderness survival skills and orienteering.

• Plan and carry out three missions, each with their own challenges!

• Compete to be the best in a bracket style head to head competition where only the best can claim the title of Top Gun.

• 150-ft. zip line water landing is only available in summer.

Program Details:

• Ages 15-18

• Arrive and check in on Saturday

• Duration 7 Days, 6 Nights

Price Includes:

• Camp Tuition

• Transportation to and from Portland to Space Camp

• Chaperones

• Picture Package

• Parent point of contact and coordination during Space Camp

• Supervision and support of campers during camp.