Do they launch anything?

Model rockets, yes, with the flight predicted on paper before it leaves the pad.

Is there a telescope night?

Where the camp site allows it. Otherwise the observation work is done with real archived imagery.

What ages get the most out of it?

Nine and up, though seven-year-olds do fine with the building half.

Space & Astronomy Summer Camp in Destin, FL

Destin is one of the cities the Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin, FL metro area is officially named after. Space & Astronomy Summer Camp works the same way here as anywhere: give a child a problem too hard to guess at, then refuse to hand them the answer.

Ages 7-14 · For families · Florida · South

Space & Astronomy Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Destin, FL

What the week actually is

Space is the best bait in STEM and the easiest to waste. This week uses it properly: orbital mechanics as ratio problems, rocket stability as a physics argument, distance to Mars as an exercise in numbers too big to feel.

Day by day

Scale: how far is far
Build the rocket, predict the flight
Launch and measure the error
Orbits as ratio problems
Showcase: present the flight data

Destin, FL — what applies locally

Destin is one of the cities the Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin, FL metro area is officially named after.
Metro area: Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin, FL
State: Florida · Region: South

Questions we get from Destin, FL

Do they launch anything?: Model rockets, yes, with the flight predicted on paper before it leaves the pad.
Is there a telescope night?: Where the camp site allows it. Otherwise the observation work is done with real archived imagery.
What ages get the most out of it?: Nine and up, though seven-year-olds do fine with the building half.

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