As Astro Recruits progress toward their end goal of establishing life on another planet, they must first successfully live in outer space. In Mission: Astro Lab, campers will work as a team to send a crew using the Astralis capsule-based simulator to a space station. Activities include a focus in SCUBA training and experimentation and introduce campers to careers in business, health science, human services, and marketing.
2026 Dates
- June 7-12, 2026
- June 21-26, 2026
- July 12-17, 2026
- July 19-24, 2026
Registration Opens September 1
Check-In: HCC dorms 3:00-3:45 pm
Orientation: 4:00 pm on first day
Graduation: 10:00 am on final day
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Learn more about available CosmoCamps scholarships.
Payment is due in full at the time of registration.
*During these dates, a retired astronaut will join an activity with campers, provide autographs, and take photos. Astronaut to be announced. $100 additional fee.
If the camp your camper wishes to attend is sold out, please email camp@cosmo.org with your name, the camper’s name, and camp date to be placed on a waitlist.
Please check out the Preparing for Overnight Camp document.
Check-In: HCC dorms 3:00-3:45 pm
Orientation: 4:00 pm on first day
Graduation: 10:00 am on final day
Please note: Activities are subject to change. Significant changes will be communicated prior to camp.
Activities
- Complete a mission to dock with the Astro Lab using both the Cosmosphere’s Mission Control Center and featuring the Astralis capsule-based simulator modeled after NASA’s Orion capsule
- Train for weightlessness with an introduction to SCUBA dive.
- Create experiments and send them up to 80,000 in a High Altitude Balloon. Can you do the ultimate egg drop and engineer a device to protect it or can water bears survive the journey?
- Learn how to conduct basic medical flight tests and perform physicals on astronauts during the mission.
- Train like an astronaut in the 4-G Centrifuge, the Multi-Axis Trainer (MAT), and a Russian Soyuz Spacecraft Simulator!
- Learn how to fly drones through an obstacle course.
- Use engineering skills to build a Rube Goldberg machine.
- Dive into exciting worlds using virtual reality technology.
- Build team communication and problem-solving skills on Cosmosphere’s CosmoWorks Challenge Course.
Career Clusters Focus:
- Business, Management, Administration
- Health Science
- Human Services
- Marketing
Click HERE for more information about the importance of Career Clusters and download a complete list HERE.
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