2️⃣Day 2: Training Starts

08:00

Team Time Activities

Learn teamwork and communication skills for a simulated mission

09:00

Mission Training

Campers learn about their roles in their team mission

10:00

Stomp Rocket Construction

Study rocket history, types, working principles, and basic aerodynamics, then build own stomp rockets

11:00

Space Air Conditioner

Experience the advantages of Liquid Air Conditioning Clothing used by astronauts through a specialized experiment setup

11:30

Script Practice

Campers will read the mission script to learn mission vocabulary and foster professionalism and teamwork

12:00

Star Lab

Digital planetarium that informs campers about the planets, our solar system, stars, and constellations

13:00

Lunch

14:00

Hot Air Balloon Construction 1

Develop team building skills by constructing a hot-air balloon.

15:00

Hot Air Balloon Construction 2 & Launch

Launch a hot-air balloon

16:00

Hydroponics Laboratory

Campers explore hydroponics, the science of soilless plant cultivation, emphasizing its importance in space

17:00

Life in Space

Presentation provides campers with information about living and working in space.

18:00

Multi-Axis Trainer

Simulates the disorientation of a tumble spin during re-entry without causing nausea or dizziness, as it limits spins and prevents inner ear fluid shift

19:00

Dinner

20:00

Star Map Workshop

Introduction to the night sky and celestial mechanics using a star map. Campers will have a chance to make their own star map to take home.

21:00

Night Observation

Space Camp has a 10-foot rooftop observatory with a 12-inch telescope where campers will get a chance to observe planets, stars, and other objects in the night sky.

22:00

Go back to Dorms