Aviation and Space Camps are available to students ranging in age from elementary school to high school at Exploration Place, the Cosmosphere, and the Kansas Aviation Museum each summer. We can’t think of a better way to foster a love for space and aviation in the Air Capital than spending time with those who are most passionate about educating our little ones!

Check out the options we’ve found below – and if you know of a summer aviation or space related event not on the list, please share it with us! Email us at [protected email address].

Kansas Aviation Museum

Little Aviators

• This event is for children 5 and under.
• Every Friday from 10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
• $5 admission (includes one kiddo and an accompanying adult)
• Learn more here!

Wonders of Flight

• 3rd – 5th grade
• June 19-22
• July 17-20
• Runs from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Junior Aviator Camp

• 6th – 8th grade
• June 26-29
• July 24-27
• Runs from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

How to Register

• Cost is $75 for each session
• Click here for registration information!

Kansas Cosmosphere in Hutch

This place is loaded with awesome camp opportunities this summer! Take your pick of day camps or overnight camps – there’s even an international camp! You can even apply for a scholarship (application at the links below). Check the calendar for camp availability.

Day Camps

• Solar System for students entering grades 2 or 3.
• Lunar Base for students entering grades 3 or 4.
• Alien Adventure for students entering grades 4 or 5.
• Starship Earth for students entering grades 5 or 6.

Overnight Camps

• Mars Academy for students entering grades 6 or 7.
• Merits of Space for Boy Scouts entering grades 6-9.
• Space 101 for students entering grades 7 or 8.
• Forces of Flight for students entering grades 7 or 8.
• Advanced Forces of Flight for students who have completed Forces of Flight or are entering grade 9 and above.
• Space 201 for students entering grade 9 and above, or graduate of Space 101 or Merits of Space.
• Space Rx for students entering at least grade 9-11.

International

• International Space
• International Aerospace Extreme

Exploration Place

Entering Grades 1-6

• Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Camps are an unforgettable experience for kids. These fun camps engage curiosity, promote creativity, enhance scientific knowledge! Click here for weekly program schedules!

Entering Grades 5-9

• Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• If your child is a gamer or interested in technology, these are the sessions for them! Click here for weekly program schedules!

Some Camp Highlights:

• Examine the principles and history of flight as you identify parts of a plane and build your own model plane.
• Investigate wind tunnels and wing design.
• Assemble and launch a glider rocket.
• Take your position in the second seat on a small passenger plane and take off for a thrilling flight with a certified pilot!
• Hands-on instruction, as you delve deeper into the mechanics and engineering of aviation, with the ultimate experience of flying
• Create and build a full wing for wind tunnel testing.
• Inspect the inner workings of a plane’s instruments and find out what makes them tick.
• Race your camp mates using remote control planes.
• Develop a flight plan for your first foray into the skies.
• Visit the Wichita Mid-Continent Airport control tower and radar room.
• Take over as the pilot in a small passenger craft with a certified instructor.
• Log up to an hour of flight time towards your pilot’s license.

*Flight activities have been developed in collaboration with Cessna Aircraft Company, Kansas Commission on Aerospace Education, Kansas Department of Transportation Aviation Division, Stearman Field, Wichita Aero Club, and Yingling Aviation, Inc./Kansas Aviation, Inc.