The San Diego Air & Space Museum launched its mobile classroom, Mission Control, in 2023 to bring STEM education directly to children across San Diego County. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology and an innovative curriculum, Museum educators provide young learners with the tools to explore, innovate and create, serving up to 30 students on board during a single session.

Thanks to the generosity of these donors, Mission Control plays a vital role in offering hands-on learning experiences that engage both students and educators alike:

• Si Robin Foundation
• Conrad Prebys Foundation
• Dr. Seuss Foundation
• Walter & Betty Zable Foundation
• Samuel & Katherine French Fund
• County of San Diego
• Capital CNG

Their generous support allows the Museum to offer a wide range of STEM programs at the accessible prices shown below. Scholarships are also available to Title 1 schools and special education classes in San Diego County, with a limit of six per school.

All made possible through their vision for a better San Diego! Thank you.

Max of 30 students and 2 teachers or 32 humans aboard.

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Programs

Grade PK-K - Join our educators for an interactive storytime and design thinking challenge geared for little learners. Cost $185 first program $165 each additional session same day.

• 3 Little Pigs in Space - Join our educators as we build habitats on the moon.
• Cleared for Takeoff - Learn about making and flying on airplanes
• Circuit's Tale- Explore the world of electricity through simple circuits. 
• Zoom, Rocket, Zoom- Soar high as we create and launch rockets
• Twinkle, Twinkle- Discover the wonders of the night sky
• Robot Petting Zoo- Get up close and personal with our robot collection 

Grade K-2 - These hands-on sessions focus on STEM Basics. Cost $200 first program $165 each additional session same day. 

• Rocketry- Ready to be a rocket scientist? Construct a rocket and then watch it launch using the power of bubbles

• Robots-Simple Coding- Explore beginning coding with an off screen intro activity and then progress to using a robot that will follow simple codes.

• Things that Fly- Make 3 flying objects and compare materials. 

• Patterns in the Night Sky- Discover how common objects cycle through the sky. 

Grade 3-5  Our Interactive sessions challenge students in Innovation and Creativity. Cost $200 first program and $165 each additional session same day. 

• Robots: Informational Processing- Build robots to use sensors to provide actions like animals

• Aircraft Design: Forces and Motion- design, build, and test their own hand-launched gliders to safely carry a valuable payload. See how balanced and unbalanced forces interact in the glider.

• Rocketry- Design and launch a high flying rocket

Grades 6-8 STEM comes to life with practical applications of science and engineering

• Rocketry- Design and launch a high flying rocket
• Aviaiton Innovation- Design a cargo glider and see how mass affects flight
• Robots: Modeling the Moon- Build a minecart and code your bot to find resources on the moon. 

Mission Control Logisitics

This vehicle is 42 feet long, 14 feet wide and 15 feet tall and normally takes 8 to 10 parking spaces. Students enter from the passenger side of the bus and the bus does have a wheelchair lift. Pictures of the space to park the bus will be requested upon booking. We can go to blacktop playgrounds and side roads, please ensure the children can safely walk to and from the bus. Happy to discuss the spacing needed.

Locations outside of San Diego County will be charged a $.75 a mile fee both ways for the additional travel.

Book Mission Control

Click Here to book the bus  Questions? Please email education@sdasm.org