SpaceCamp
Youth aerospace program
SpaceCamp is a NASA-affiliated educational program at the U.S.
Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, where participants experience simulated astronaut training.
Campers learn about space exploration through hands-on activities like building rockets and using flight simulators.
The program, which began in 1982, serves students, adults, and educators: She went to SpaceCamp the summer before eighth grade.
Year's warmest season
- STEMFour-discipline academic grouping
- educationSystematic development of mind
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- kidsYoung human offspring
teens · hands-on · learning · curriculum · workshop · mentor · graduation · certificate
Spacecraft crew member
- rocketPropulsion-driven spacecraft
- missionPurpose-driven task
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- launchSet into motion
shuttle · Houston · Kennedy · cosmonaut · orbit · satellite · ISS · lunar
Developing abilities through practice
- simulatorDevice replicating real conditions
- dockingConnecting to a port
- EVAActivity outside spacecraft
- spacewalkVenturing outside a spacecraft
cockpit · module · centrifuge · mock-up · scenario · hands-on · zero-gravity · underwater
Traveling through unknown regions
- discoveryAct of finding something
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- frontierEdge of settlement
voyage · quest · pioneering · thrill · odyssey · dreams · inspiration · imagination
Joint intellectual work
- crewWorking team aboard
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
camaraderie · team-building · trust · bonding · unity · support · problem-solving · leadership
summer
Year's warmest season
- STEMFour-discipline academic grouping
- educationSystematic development of mind
- studentsThose receiving instruction
kids · teens · hands-on · learning · curriculum · workshop · mentor · graduation · certificate · dormitory
astronaut
Spacecraft crew member
- rocketPropulsion-driven spacecraft
- missionPurpose-driven task
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
launch · shuttle · Houston · Kennedy · cosmonaut · orbit · satellite · ISS · lunar · capsule
training
Developing abilities through practice
- simulatorDevice replicating real conditions
- dockingConnecting to a port
- EVAActivity outside spacecraft
spacewalk · cockpit · module · centrifuge · mock-up · scenario · hands-on · zero-gravity · underwater · procedure
exploration
Traveling through unknown regions
- discoveryAct of finding something
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
frontier · voyage · quest · pioneering · thrill · odyssey · dreams · inspiration · imagination · curiosity
collaboration
Joint intellectual work
- crewWorking team aboard
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
coordination · camaraderie · team-building · trust · bonding · unity · support · problem-solving · leadership · roles
camp, space, spacious, spaceship, spaces, spaceships, spaceman, spacer, spacemen