Hiller Aviation Museum
Spaceflight Tech
Advanced Rocketry and Space Science
Spaceflight Tech Camp Details
Reach for the stars with the highest-flying Aviation Camp of all! Construct an advanced model rocket, then fly it using a solid propellant motor on Friday’s launch day!
Travel to John D. Morgan Park in Campbell to prepare model rockets for flight! Participate in a safety briefing, then use solid-fuel rocket motors to launch rockets to speeds of 60 mph and altitudes approaching 300′!
Explore destinations in our solar system and beyond with a working refractor telescope. Enter the Starlab planetarium to identify star patterns and planets visible for observation, master moon phases and locate stars used for celestial navigation. Analyze real Mars images collected by orbiting spacecraft, collect and examine real meteorites, fly high performance aircraft in the flight simulators and much more in a journey to infinity and beyond!
Camp Details
Spaceflight Tech Sessions
- June 22-26, 2026 Waitlist
- July 6-10, 2026 Waitlist
- July 20-24, 2026 Waitlist
- August 3-7, 2026 Waitlist
See Camp Calendar for availability.
Field Trip 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.
EXAMPLE OF SPACEFLIGHT TECH CURRICULUM
LESSON |
DESCRIPTION |
| CAD / 3D Printer | Learned the fundamentals of computer-aided design (CAD) and rapid prototyping, then printed custom models. |
| Constellations | Observed constellations in the Bay Area night sky in a mobile Starlab planetarium. |
| Drone Plex | Flew a simulated quadcopter and piloted an actual drone through the Drone Plex. |
| Field Trip | Went on a field trip to launch their model rockets. |
| Flight Sims: Intro | Completed introductory flight simulations learning how to fly straight and level, land, and take-off. |
| Flight Sims: Shuttle | Flew a space shuttle training aircraft in the flight simulators. |
| Galaxy | Learned about galaxy types, the role of gravity, and recognizing the Milky Way’s structure |
| Lego Spike Prime |
Used colorful LEGO Technic and System pieces with an intuitive programmable hub, motors, sensors, and coding software to learn critical thinking, problem-solving, and coding skills.
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| Light & Flight | Learned about electrical circuits and tested how circuits work. |
| Mars Lander Challenge | Built a spacecraft that safely delivered “astronauts” (represented by a lightup ball) to the Martian surface. |
| Robots – Ozobots | Applied engineering, logic, and computational thinking skills through hands-on usage of Ozobot robots. |
| Rocket 1 | Began building their model rocket project. |
| Rocket 2 | Progressed on building their model rocket. |
| Rocket 3 | Finished building their model rockets and reviewed launch day safety guidelines. |
| Solar Mars Rover | Learned about solar Mars rovers and built their own solar-powered rover. |
| Straw Rockets | Conducted scientific experiments by varying the trajectory angle and launch energy for straw rockets. |
| Telescopes | Explored the mechanics of refracting and reflecting telescopes, the electromagnetic spectrum, and the importance of space-based observatories. |
Spaceflight Tech Camp Includes
Flight Simulation
Astronomy
3D Printers
Launch Day
