Space Adventure Camp
- Wallops Island, VA
- Camp Type: Overnight
- Age of Campers: 11 - 16
- Gender of Campers: Coed
- Year Established: 1998
- Accreditations: 1
6-day, 5-night residential camp experience combining introductory courses in robotic and aerospace
academics with behind-the-scenes tours of aerospace facilities and traditional camp fun.
Featured Academics:
• Design, build, and launch model rockets
• Design, build, and program robots for specific tasks utilizing Lego Spike Prime with Scratch and
Python coding languages
• Safely operate drones (sUAS)
• Team building engineering challenges
6-day, 5-night residential camp experience focusing on model rocketry and drone operation.
Features CAD and 3D printing, rocket flight simulation, multi-sensor payloads, behind-the-scenes
tours of aerospace facilities, and traditional camp fun.
Featured Academics:
• Build and launch multiple model rockets from scratch
• Design rocket models and simulate rocket performance utilizing simulation software
• Design and fabricate rocket parts with CAD and 3D printers
• Launch, recover, and analyze data using multi-sensor PocketLab payloads
• Safely program and operate drones (sUAS)
Advanced Camp - Coding & Robotics (Week 6 only)
Ages: 12 – 16 years old (at the time of camp session)
Date: Week 6: July 28 - August 2
Price: Coming Soon
Prerequisite - Space Adventure Base Camp Alumni or previous experience with coding and robotics.
6-day, 5-night residential camp experience focusing on advanced programming operations and
complex robotics engineering design challenges. Includes behind-the-scenes tours of aerospace
facilities and traditional camp fun.
Featured Academics:
• Introduction to Arduino coding
• Build and code Arduino-based robots
• Safely program and operate drones (sUAS)
All camp sessions pricing includes:
Camper t-shirt, water bottle, and backpack
All meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks)
Evening entertainment, including Funland Amusements and Iron Pony Aerial Adventure Course
All course equipment and supplies
Housing in contemporary, climate-controlled dorms
Transportation to all program locations, including behind-the-scene tours and recreational sites
All camps include the following activities:
Tour exhibits and interactives at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center
Climb to new heights at the Iron Pony Adventure Park’s aerial obstacle course
Ride go-karts, play miniature golf, and more at Funland Amusements
Movie and Astronomy Nights
Accreditations
- ACA
Camp Focus
Academic and Pre-College Camps: Aviation
Academic and Pre-College Camps: Computers
Academic and Pre-College Camps: Robotics
Academic and Pre-College Camps: Space
All Activities
- Go Carts
- Golf
- Aviation
- Computers
- Gifted
- Math
- Other Academics
- Robotics
- Science
- Space
- Model Rocketry
- Team Building
2024 Space Adventure Camp Dates
Base Camps
(Ages 11 - 15)
Week 1: June 23 - 28
Week 2: June 3 - July 5
Week 3: July 7 - 12
Week 4: July 14 - 19
Advanced Camp Aerospace
(Ages 12 - 16)
Week 5: July 21 - 26
Advanced Camp Coding & Robotics
(Ages 12 -16)
Week 6: July 28 - August 2