Space Center Houston Education Programs

Space Center Houston Education Programs offers Explorer Camps for children ages 4-11, with single-day, multi-day, and Evening Explorers options. The camps include hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math challenges, along with robotics, space-themed experiences, and space exploration activities. It also offers Space U camps for students ages 11-18, with more advanced STEM topics, and family overnight experiences that use hands-on learning and challenging activities.

Programs

• Explorer Camps — children ages 4-11; Pre-K through 11 years old · Single Day Camps, Multi-Day Camps, Evening Explorers · Single and multi-day STEM camps with hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math challenges; campers engage in robotics, space-themed experiences, and space exploration activities.
• Space U camps — students ages 11-18 · More advanced STEM topics for students ages 11-18.
• Space Center U® — year-round · A challenging multi-day program offered year-round to individuals and groups.
• Education Programs in Spanish — students ages 11-18 · 3- or 5-day · Fully immersive Spanish-language missions in space exploration.
• Family Overnight Experiences — Overnight experiences that explore science, technology, engineering, and math through hands-on learning and challenging activities.
• Field Trips — students · Students can learn while experiencing real science, math and technology, including interactive exhibits, flown spacecraft, a real Moon rock, and live presentations.
• Educator Resources — formal and informal educators grades K-12+ · Innovative space science and STEM development opportunities for educators.
• Stars & STEM — kindergarten through 12th grade · Engaging STEM activities developed to match each grade level’s standards.
• Innovation Gateway — students of all ages · throughout the year · Various STEM challenges and a community science initiative.
• The Conrad Challenge, presented by Equinor — students · annual · A global student innovation competition.
• Space Exploration Educators Conference (SEEC) — educators of all disciplines · three-day · An authentic learning experience based in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
• Programs for Scouting America / Girl Scouts / American Heritage Girls — Scouts · Interactive and hands-on learning environment with overnights about science, technology, engineering and mathematics involved with space exploration.

At a glance

• Ages: 3–18 years old
• General schedule: Single Day Camps; Multi-Day Camps; Evening Explorers; year-round; annual; three-day
• Facility hours: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

About the provider

Space Center Houston has been open since 1992. It is the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center and a Smithsonian Affiliate. The program’s mission is to bring people and space closer together and to reveal how science and humanity power space exploration. Its community involvement includes outreach to thousands of school children and teachers, strategic partnerships, and Innovation Gateway, where students of all ages can contribute to research.

Last updated November 1, 2026.