Vestavia Hills kids attend programs at U.S. Space and Rocket Center

Three Vestavia Hills kids recently attended summer programs at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville.

Philip Moss and Connor and Lane Peterson attended the Robotics Academy, a weeklong educational program promotes science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), while training students and adults with hands-on activities and missions based on teamwork, leadership and decision-making.

This program is specifically designed for trainees who have a particular interest in programming and engineering. The mission of Space Camp Robotics is to show trainees how engineers develop solutions for real-world problems using real-world technologies.

At all age levels, trainees use state-of-the-art robotics systems to compete in air, sea and land activities and missions. Using the Office of Naval Research’s SeaPerch undersea robotics, trainees test payloads on an unmanned aerial vehicle, all while strengthening teamwork and leadership skills.

More than 750,000 trainees have graduated from Space Camp and its sister programs since its inception in Huntsville, Alabama in 1982.

Submitted by U.S. Space and Rocket Center