Staying at Camp:

Snacks containing nuts or may contain nuts are not allowed at Space Camp and will be immediately discarded without reimbursement. Such items will not be sold in our Habitat store. Our Gift Shop and vending machines contain products that may have been manufactured in a plant or facility that processes nut products. No nut products may be brought into Camp dorm areas.

This is a 17-bed unit where registered nurses tend to the needs of camp trainees and other guests. RNs are on site around the clock when weeklong Space Camp is in session.

Click here for more information about Sick Bay.

After 35 years of camp operations, we find that having children stay overnight drastically reduces homesickness. Allowing a child to be picked up and dropped off daily would cause a great deal of disruption to the team. Additionally, our camps can have some very long days – often going from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Therefore, children must stay on-site during our residential camp programs.

Yes! Space Camp “Lost and Found” is located in the Camp Customer Service office in Habitat 2.

Electronic items turned into lost and found are held onsite by our security staff for 30 days. Afterward, they are donated to a local charity.

All non-electronic items will only be held onsite for one week. Afterward, they are donated to a local charity.

Yes! Information about our museum’s day camp program, Rocket Explorer Experience, is located on our museum website. Click here for information.

We house trainees according to best fit in the Habitats. With our capacity maxing out at approximately 1,000 trainees per week, we cannot take individual requests for Habitat rooms. Trainees will be roomed with other trainees of the same gender, same age group and doing the same program (e.g. Space Camp 9-11 year old boys will be roomed together). If your child booked and is attending Camp with a friend of the same gender, they will be roomed together.

We are no longer allowing items to be mailed to Space Camp trainees. You can purchase Bunk Notes – a unique service that allows a message to be physically delivered to your camper within 24 hours, while they are at camp. Bunk Note mail call is nightly before bedtime. Any Bunk Notes sent before camp check-in or after graduation will not be delivered.

Our astronaut training simulators are designed to give trainees a taste of early astronaut training. They should not become sick or dizzy on any of our simulators.

The key to dealing with homesickness is to prepare the child in advance. Some suggestions are:

We understand that you will miss your child while he or she is attending our program. Unfortunately, you cannot visit your child while camp is in session as it takes away from an immersive camp experience. We do encourage parents to attend graduation ceremonies at the end of the week. You can also call your child while at camp! For information on best call times, click here.