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Mission: Astro Lab

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.

Entering 9 or 10 Grade
6 Days / 5 Overnights
$1,050 + $70 registration fee

Check-In: HCC dorms 12:00-12:45 pm

Orientation: 1:00 pm on first day

Graduation: 10:00 am on final day 

2025 Dates

  • June 1-6, 2025
  • June 8-13, 2025
  • June 22-27, 2025*
  • July 13-18, 2025
  • July 20-25, 2025

Registration Opens October 1

*Campers will be joined by a retired astronaut who will interact with campers during an activity.  Campers will also receive a photo with the astronaut and their autograph.  Astronaut will be announced soon. $100 additional fee applies.

To register for a camp, a parent or guardian can log in to an existing profile on the Camper Portal. New users will need to create a new profile. For more information about registering for a camp, view the FAQ page. If you have questions or need help, please contact the camp support team from the CONTACT page.

Please check out the Preparing for Overnight Camp document. 

*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 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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