Hands-on workshop using Kerbal Space Program with Drew, a student instructor at New England Sci-Tech. This workshop is for 4th grade through high school students, and parents are welcome to attend with their child.
This 60-minute hands-on learning session introduces you to Rocket Science by using Kerbal Space Program, a simulator software, to launch spacecraft to other planets and their moons. Students will learn basic principles of aerodynamics, orbital mechanics, and spaceflight maneuvers.
Class size is limited to 2 students, each on a separate gaming computer.
Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 pm. Sign up for each workshop individually.
Non-member students $10, members FREE, parents may attend with their child for free.
Players progress through a trial-and-error loop of designing, testing, and flying vehicles.
- Vehicle Assembly. You snap together engines, fuel tanks, command pods, and landing legs in a Vehicle Assembly Building or Spaceplane Hangar. Every part has its own weight and function that directly impacts how the craft flies.
- Realistic Physics. Rockets do not fly in straight lines to space. You must manage thrust-to-weight ratios, staging, atmospheric drag, and real orbital mechanics to reach orbit or travel to other planets.
- Solar System Exploration. You can pilot your crew to the moons and planets of the Kerbol system. Once there, you can perform spacewalks, dock ships together to build space stations, and construct permanent surface bases.