About – European Space Camp

European
Space Camp

European Space Camp is an annual week-long summer camp held at Andøya Space in Northern Norway. The next camp is held in the summer of 2024. ESC gives the opportunity to 24 young adults to spend six days running different aspects of a real rocket campaign including the launch itself. Scattered throughout the week are a number of lectures from some of Europe’s top scientists and engineers on topics varying from rocket physics to the northern lights.

The week is not purely group work and lectures, plenty social activities are organised too. There is a hike up the mountain to the ALOMAR research station, swimming under the midnight sun followed by a trip to the sauna, as well as volleyball and a GPS challenge, all in the stunning surroundings of Andøya Space. If you are interested, head over to the apply tab to find out how to be a part of ESC.

All ESC participants stay at the Space Center’s hotel in a double room, shared with another participant. All rooms come equipped with an en suite bathroom and sheets and towels are provided, as well as wifi. The Space Center’s cafeteria caters for all of the meals at camp, and all moderate dietary restrictions are catered for.

The Space Center also comprises an auditorium, smaller meeting rooms and working rooms equipped with computers. In addition, there is a sauna and a games room complete with a pool table and table tennis table.

TEAM
SPACE CAMP

Team Space Camp are a group of former participants of space camp, who volunteer their free time to work on the organisation of European Space Camp (ESC). Click on the pictures to get to know them.

By selecting previous participants the spirit of ESC remains each year. The team’s main responsibilities include sourcing sponsors, managing finances, selecting participants, organising the social aspect of camp, maintaining our website, managing public relations, recruiting new team members and, of course, ensuring that each camp runs smoothly and is an enjoyable experience for every participant.

Take control

The participants are divided into four groups getting full control over different aspects of the rocket campaign.

Payload

Sensor Experiment

Telemetry

Flight modeling

Payload

Sensor Experiment

Telemetry

Flight modeling

Payload

The payload group is in charge of the on board electronics. They solder up the sensors, make all wire harnesses and decide the placement inside the rocket.

Sensor Experiment

Sensor Experiment is in charge of making the payload for the two weather balloons. The data they gather decide whether or not the rocket can fly.

Telemetry

Telemetry is responsible to set up the rocket downlink, prosess the data and distribute it after launch. They also track the rocket during launch.

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The Andøya Space Center is located at Andøya in northern Norway, and is the northernmost permanent rocket range in the world with decades of experience in launching sounding rockets for atmospheric research. ASC supports sounding rockets and balloon operations both at Andøya and Svalbard. The space center also has advanced facilities for ground based scientific experiments using LIDARs and radars. The space centre also encompasses an onsite hotel as well as the Spaceship Aurora, a learning and activity centre where participants go on a virtual mission to space.

Andøya Space Education, is headquartered at the Andøya Space Centre, where they use the established infrastructure, as well as the ALOMAR research station in their national educational activities.. Andøya Space Education conducts a series of teaching activities, seminars and conferences in space technology, space physics, atmosphere, climate and environment. In addition, Andøya Space Education has developed and operates space-based and online learning resources.

Andøya Space is located at Andøya in northern Norway, and is the northernmost permanent rocket range in the world with decades of experience in launching sounding rockets for atmospheric research. Andøya Space supports sounding rockets and balloon operations both at Andøya and Svalbard. The Space Center also has advanced facilities for ground based scientific experiments using LIDARs and radars. Furthermore it also encompasses an onsite hotel as well as the Spaceship Aurora, a learning and activity centre where participants can go on virtual missions to space.

Andøya Space Education is headquartered at Andøya Space, where they use the established infrastructure, as well as the ALOMAR research station in their national educational activities. Andøya Space Education conducts a series of teaching activities, seminars and conferences in space technology, space physics, atmosphere, climate and environment. Furthermore, they help to plan the European Space Camp and are responsible for the teaching and also the rocket building that happens at camp. In addition, Andøya Space Education has developed and operates space-based and online learning resources.

European Space Camp

TEAM SPACE CAMP​

Take control

The payload group is in charge of the on board electronics. They solder up the sensors, make all wire harnesses and decide the placement inside the rocket.

Sensor Experiment is in charge of making the payload for the two weather balloons. The data they gather decide whether or not the rocket can fly.

Telemetry is responsible to set up the rocket downlink, prosess the data and distribute it after launch. They also track the rocket during launch.

Flight modeling runs simulations to investigate possible scientific cases for the rocket campaign. They assemble, solder, test and calibrate sensors.

European
Space Camp

TEAM
SPACE CAMP