New for 2018
Camp KSC® is a weeklong day camp that specializes in STEM learning at its best, following NASA-based science and engineering. Future space explorers will learn what it is like to live and work in space. With the opening of the new Astronaut Training Experience® Center located at the main visitor complex, campers will experience a brand new summer camp with curriculum comprising of exciting and educational adventures, catered to fit each grade.
During their week at the visitor complex, campers will dive into missions such as:
- Mars habitation operations to solve possible emergencies
- Spacewalk microgravity simulator, learning to work in a frictionless environment
- Mars surface exploration using virtual reality
- Botany Lab vegetable growth and harvesting, sending data to real NASA scientists
- Mars rover robotics to optimize power for the Base
- Engineering builds, themed to each grade
- In-park guided tours and activities themed to the exhibits’ space programs
For more specifics on the activities, please visit the Camp KSC Activities page.
Camp KSC is offered to students entering grades 2 - 11. The weeklong camp runs Monday - Friday from 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM for nine weeks during the summer. Tuition also includes lunch and snacks daily, a Camp KSC T-shirt and a graduation open house with modified admission tickets for the camper’s family.
Camp KSC 2018 Dates
- June 4-8
- June 11-15
- June 18-22
- June 25-29
- July 2-6
- July 9-13
- July 16-20
- July 23-27
- July 30 - August 3
To make your reservation, call 1.855.433.4210 daily from 8 am - 6 pm EST, or make reservations online. Guests booking online should choose the first day of camp as their date when prompted in the web store.
Transportation
If your schedule does not allow you to bring your camper to Camp KSC, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex offers transportation throughout the summer. Reference below for the week we will offer transportation in your area.
June 11-15 – East Orlando Transport Week
Publix Supermarket at Town Park
12231 East Colonial Drive, Orlando 32826
June 18-22 – Satellite Beach Transport Week
Holland Elementary School
50 Holland Court
Satellite Beach, FL 32937
July 2-6 – West Melbourne Transport Week
Space Coast Field of Dreams
3053 Fell Road
West Melbourne, FL
July 16-20 – Viera Transport Week
Viera Regional Community Center
2300 Judge Fran Jamieson Way
Viera, FL 32940
Campers need to be dropped off at the preferred location between 7:00 -7:15 AM. All buses will leave the site promptly at 7:30 AM to ensure all campers arrive on time. In the afternoon, the buses will arrive at the locations at approximately 3:45-4:00 PM. There will be no transportation on Friday afternoon of your camp week. Parents must pick up their camper at the visitor complex on Friday afternoon.
You can also call 1.855.433.4210 to reserve your campers' spot today from 8 AM - 6 PM EST daily.
Due to the instructional and participatory nature of Camp KSC, English fluency is a mandatory requirement to participate. Learn more about Camp KSC International.
Please Note: Kennedy Space Center is a working space launch facility and programs are subject to change. Annual passes or Educator Study Passes are not valid for this program.
