Hiller Aviation Museum

Air and Space Camp

Explore the final frontier in a hands-on adventure in astronomy and space travel!

Air and Space Camp Details

Air & Space campers investigate Newton’s Third Law of motion with a variety of hands-on experiments in rocketry, then construct a model rocket capable of reaching speeds over 60 miles per hour and altitudes of 250′ or more!

Friday features a field trip to John D. Morgan Park in Campbell, where each child launches their rocket safely under the supervision of Hiller Aviation Museum launch staff.

Throughout the week, campers investigate some of the amazing destinations in space that may be explored through rocket propulsion and space travel.  Build a model of our solar system, observe the surface of the Sun, use a refractor telescope, identify constellations in the museum’s Starlab planetarium, command a space shuttle training aircraft in the flight simulators, examine real meteorites, and much more in a thrilling exploration of the universe!

Camp Details

Grade Level
Additional Details
K to 5th
Friday includes a field trip to the rocket launch site

Air & Space Sessions

  • June 16-20, 2025
  • July 14-18, 2025
  • July 28 – August 1, 2025
  • August 11-15, 2025

Launch Site Information

On Friday of the camp week, Air & Space and Spaceflight Tech campers will head to the John D. Morgan Park in Campbell to launch their model rockets.

Campers should check in by the regular 9 AM start time at the Hiller Aviation Museum on Friday morning. They will depart the Hiller Aviation Museum via bus promptly at 9:30 AM and return to the Hiller Aviation Museum by 2 PM on Friday afternoon.

Camp activities will continue at the museum until the usual 4 PM pick-up time. 

Parents are welcome to attend the rocket launch event! See field trip information letter for more details.

Air and Space Camp Includes

Rocketry

Space Exploration

Flight Simulation

Planetarium

Moon Phases

Launch Day

Camp Daily Schedule

Camps meet full day, 9 AM – 4 PM.

Regular camp check-in begins at 8:30 AM, and check-out ends at 4:15 PM.

Extended PM hours are available for select sessions. PM Care end times and fees vary by session. See registration page for details.

The camp day is split into 4 activity sessions with a recess/meal break in between each session. Children will be assigned to discrete teams and remain with their team and the same instructional staff for the entire session.

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