Program

NASA ASTRO CAMP®

🧑‍🚀 NASA ASTRO CAMP® is an intensive, three-day, NASA-certified STEM program designed for teenagers aged 13–16. Throughout the program, participants will explore space science, engineering, robotics, and FRC principles while working on NASA-themed hands-on activities and team projects. Using NASA educational resources and robotics equipment, they will develop problem-solving, logical thinking, teamwork, and technical creativity skills. Participants who successfully complete the program will receive the NASA-approved NASA ASTRO CAMP® 2026 Program Certificate. 🚀

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Start date

August 28, 29 and 30

Duration

3 days

Group size

15–20 participants

Schedule

August 28, 29 and 30, from 10:00 to 16:00

Admission requirements
Age

13-16

Language skills

Azerbaijani and pre-intermediate English

Interest

An interest in space, technology, robotics, and engineering

Expectation

Be ready for an intensive and exciting NASA ASTRO CAMP® experience

Upon the course completion you will::

NASA ASTRO CAMP® will provide participants with hands-on experience in space science, engineering, robotics, and FRC.

Through team projects and practical activities, participants will develop problem-solving, logical thinking, teamwork, and technical creativity skills.

Participants who successfully complete the program will receive the NASA-approved NASA ASTRO CAMP® 2026 Program Certificate.

Program

NASA ASTRO CAMP®
10

Number of modules

An introduction to the FIRST Robotics Competition format, team roles, and the fundamentals of competition strategy.

Participants will design a mission patch that visually represents their shared goals and team identity. ✓ Symbolism ✓ Team spirit ✓ Creative presentation

In an activity combining astronomy and art, participants will create a visual model of galaxy formations and cosmic clouds of gas and dust. ✓ Cosmic formations ✓ The science of colour ✓ Our place in the universe

Teams will build a drivetrain and an electronic circuit from scratch, learn the functions of the main components, and present the results of their work. ✓ Mechanics ✓ Electronics ✓ Team presentation

Using telescope images, participants will depict the surfaces of planets and moons while exploring colour, texture, light, and shadow. ✓ Geological exploration ✓ Visual analysis ✓ Three-dimensional representation

Using a balloon model, participants will explore the expansion of the universe, distances between galaxies, and the measurement of changing variables. ✓ The dynamic universe ✓ Space and distance ✓ Scientific measurement

Participants will practise operating a robot using a driver station and gamepad, first in a simulator and then on a real drivetrain. ✓ Driving techniques ✓ Hands-on robot experience ✓ Comparative discussion

Invisible Forces: Magnetism and the Behaviour of Materials ✓ Material observation ✓ Attraction and repulsion ✓ Magnetism

Mapping an Unknown Planet: Measurement, Analysis, and Topography ✓ Data collection ✓ Analysis ✓ Visualisation

Building a model rocket and conducting a test launch.