Space Summer Camps in Columbia, Maryland

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Jul 7 - Jul 18, 20259:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Summer Center for Space Science (Ages: 6-8)

The 2025 Johns Hopkins APL Summer Center for Space Science program is open to students entering grades 6-8 in fall 2025, and is scheduled to take place at APL from July 7-18, 2025. Throughout the two-week program, APL scientists and engineers will meet with students and give overviews of the exciting missions APL has designed and built for NASA. Interactive activities and demonstrations are provided, including a campus tour of APLs space testing facilities and a visit to the meteorite lab. During the program, students form small groups of 34 and work together to design their own space missions to planetary destinations of their choosing. Teams build cardboard spacecraft models, and each student will take on a particular role (program manager, mission scientist, mission engineer, etc.). The main focus is on space science, technology, and engineering. Teams must follow NASA Discovery mission guidelines as if building a real spacecraft. Each team will prepare a presentation and present their mission to families, guests, and APL staff on the last day of the program.

Hosted by: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Provider address: 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD (outside Columbia, MD)