Delve into the world of aerospace engineering and space exploration on a high school summer program as you travel from Washington, D.C., to Houston, Texas, home to NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Take an overnight trip to Shenandoah National Park to construct and launch your own rockets and study the night sky away from city lights. Then, travel to Houston and meet aeronautic specialists, NASA experts, astronomers, and engineers to learn about the experiments being conducted on the International Space Station. Learn about potential future missions to Mars and debate the ethics of deep space exploration and the colonization of other planets. Immerse yourself in the cutting-edge technologies being used and developed today as you consider the implications of privatized space travel and the challenges and benefits of exploring even further.

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