Space & Astronomy Classes for Kids (2026) — Rockets & Night-Sky Science | CHIPS

Space & Astronomy Classes for Kids — Rockets, Orbits, and the Night Sky. Space classes for kids: build and launch model rockets, map orbits, explore the solar system, and learn to read the night sky with real astronomy tools. After-school space-science enrichment from CHIPS — expanding across the US. Join the interest list.
What kids will actually do: Build and launch real model rockets — then engineer the next one to fly higher; Map the solar system to scale and simulate orbits, eclipses, and seasons; Learn the night sky: constellations, planets, and how to use a telescope; Design a Mars habitat with real engineering constraints — air, water, power.
What age are space and astronomy classes best for? Space hooks kids of every age. Grades K-2 love the solar system and constellation stories; grades 3-8 are ready for model rocketry, orbital mechanics through simulation, and telescope skills.
Does CHIPS offer space classes near me? CHIPS runs hands-on STEM in Silicon Valley today and is expanding space & astronomy programs across the US. Join the interest list with your ZIP code to bring it to your area sooner.
Do kids actually launch rockets? That's the plan — supervised low-power model rocketry in approved open spaces, plus indoor engineering of the rockets themselves: fins, nose cones, recovery systems, and flight data.
CHIPS runs hands-on STEM (electronics, robotics, AI) in Silicon Valley today and is expanding Space & Astronomy classes across the United States — the areas with the most interest launch first. Join the interest list with your ZIP code at chips.interfacernd.com/science-classes/space, or vote for several subjects at chips.interfacernd.com/SpecialClasses.