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Space Flight Operations – Youth Space Camp

Coming Summer of 2025

Registration: Opens spring of 2025

Grades: 6-12

A new program to spur interest in space and aerospace-related subjects for 6-12 students in Iowa will be held on the Iowa State University campus in June of 2025!

Space Flight Operations will include a multi-day space workshop held in conjunction with the Iowa 4-H Youth Development annual conference at Iowa State University. This camp will offer youth the opportunity to interact with a variety of STEM role models while taking part in STEM and space themed experiences.

The program will feature many hands-on and interactive resources which will immerse students in realistic activities that reflect space and aerospace-related knowledge. It will include industry partners and Department of Aerospace Engineering researchers.

Collaborators and camp developers include

  • Iowa 4-H Youth Development
  • Collins Aerospace
  • Iowa State University College of Engineering
  • Iowa State University College of Design
  • Iowa State University College of Human Sciences
  • Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum
  • Iowa Educational Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
  • Iowa Children’s Museum
  • Erickson Public Library