A few seats still open! Financial aid available! Register today!
Were your kids interested in the recent Artemis II moon mission?
Satisfy their emerging curiosity about flight by enrolling them in the Aviation Museum’s popular ‘Flights of Discovery’ summer camp program—named ‘Best Summer Day Camp’ in 2026 by readers of HippoPress.
Seats are limited and filled on a first-come, first-served basis, so register today! Registration deadline has been extended to Friday, June 12. Register now while there’s still space.
The camp, based at the Aviation Museum of N.H. at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, offers young people ages 10-17 an in-depth summer camp experience in all aspects of aviation.
Online registration for the 2026 camp is online at aviationmuseumofnh.org. Apply via the ‘Summer Camp’ link on the home page, or click on the ‘Education’ tab.
The camp is open to area students interested in exploring all aspects of aviation and aerospace.
Several aviation-related field trips included—destinations include the N.H. Air National Guard Base at Portsmouth International Airport at Pease, the American Heritage Museum in Hudson, Mass., and a behind-the-scenes tour of a local airport.
“Our summer camp is designed to stimulate and encourage the natural curiosity that young people have about flight,” said Nathaniel MacDonald, education director for the non-profit Aviation Museum of N.H. “If a young person in your life was following the recent Artemis II moon mission, then this is the camp for them,” MacDonald said.
Financial aid is available for families who qualify. More details and contact info can be found at the museum’s website.
‘Flights of Discovery’ offers young people three starting dates for two-week day programs. Programs are designed either for middle schoolers (age 10 to 13) or high schoolers (age 14-17).
Start dates for the two programs offered for middle schoolers (age 10 to 13) are Monday, June 22 and Monday, Aug. 3.
Middle school students will engage in indoor and outdoor hands-on activities exploring topics ranging from the physics of flight to the arrangement of the solar system.
Start date for the two-week program for high schoolers (ages 14-17) is Monday, July 13. Camp runs each day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
High schoolers will explore career possibilities in aviation, which range from piloting to air traffic control and aircraft maintenance to aerospace engineering.
All participants will log time on the Aviation Museum’s professional grade Elite Flight Simulator. Field trips may vary from camp to camp.
Most camp activities will take place at the Aviation Museum of N.H., which is located adjacent to Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. ‘Flights of Discovery’ will be run by experienced education professionals and volunteers.
“Derry native Alan Shepard, the first American in space, got his first taste of flight right here at the Manchester airfield,” MacDonald said. “With so much excitement and interest in the Artemis II moon mission, we hope our ‘Flights of Discovery’ summer camp program will inspire the next generation of aerospace pioneers and innovators.”
Generous financial available
Tuition is $1,400 for a two-week day camp program. Financial aid and tuition scholarships are available to all students who qualify.
“Our ‘Flights of Discovery’ summer camp program is designed to be the best experience possible, but no one should be turned away by an inability to pay the full tuition,” MacDonald said. “I encourage families to ask about financial assistance so that all students can have what may be a life-changing experience.”
For more information and to apply, visit aviationmuseumofnh.org and click on the “Education” tab.
The Aviation Museum, a non-profit 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization based in the 1937 art deco passenger terminal at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, is dedicated to preserving the Granite State’s rich aviation past, and also inspiring today’s students to become the aviation pioneers of tomorrow.
Named the ‘Best Place to Take Kids’ in Southern N.H. in 2025 for the fifth year in a row in the annual HippoPress Reader’s Poll, the Aviation Museum is open to the public Wednesdays through Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sundays 1 to 4 p.m. Admission is $15 age 13 and up; $10 ages 6 to 12, seniors 65 and over, active/retired military; kids 5 and under free.
The Aviation Museum is located at 27 Navigator Road, off Harvey Road, in Londonderry, N.H. For more information, visit www.aviationmuseumofnh.org or call (603) 669-4820. Follow the Aviation Museum online on www.facebook.com/nhahs.
