The summer at a glance

Camp dates and launch day

Registration opens in winter, and every camp week ends with a launch on Friday afternoon.

This summer

January
Applications open
Registration opens
Weeks fill in the order families register. A full week has a waitlist.
April
Open house
Family information evening
Meet the instructors, see the flight computer and the launch panel, and ask about the weeks.
June, Monday to Friday
First day
Camp weeks
Four weeks, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., on the campus lab building and the practice field.
Friday afternoon of every camp week
Event
Launch day
Rockets fly from the practice field. A rope marks the pad and a second rope marks where campers stand with their group and counselor. A counselor acts as range officer: they read the checklist aloud, check each rocket and call the countdown. Only adults handle motors and igniters, and a camper presses the button only after the range officer says the pad is clear. Families watch from the far side of the field. Wind or lightning moves a launch to the next morning.
Mid June
Closed
Closed for the Juneteenth holiday
The week's launch moves to Thursday afternoon.

Sample dates.

Questions about launch day?

Call the camp and we will talk through the range, the ropes and who does what.