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European Space Camp 2026
A week-long international camp at Andoya where ages 17-20 take part in a supervised rocket campaign alongside lectures and northern outdoor activities.
Official project websiteIndependently operated program
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- Program ownership
- Independent external program
- Operator
- European Space CampOperator / official-source statement
- Age
- 17–20 yearsOperator / official-source statement
- Format
- Academic Summer Program · STEM Camp · Residential Camp · Field learningSUMMERCAMP editorial mapping
- Place
- Andøya
- Environment
- Built environment · Natural environment · Northern seasonal environmentSUMMERCAMP editorial mapping
- Activities
- Science Exploration · Technology · Hiking · Navigation · Team taskSUMMERCAMP editorial mapping
- Family model
- Youth cohortSUMMERCAMP editorial mapping
- Duration
- 7–8 days
- Program status
- SeasonalThe current/seasonal status is based on the operator's official public material as of the review date.
- Learning intentions (not outcomes)
- Technical Skill · Problem Solving · TeamworkOperator / official-source statement
Challenge profile
- Challenges
- Information not yet verified
- Physical demand
- 3 / 5The official schedule combines an ALOMAR hike, swimming and volleyball with the technical program, without a specialist fitness prerequisite.
- Autonomy
- 3 / 5Participants take campaign roles and make bounded team decisions inside a structured camp hosted at a professional space facility.
- Technical demand
- 3 / 5A hands-on rocket campaign combines several technical tasks and requires high-school mathematics and physics, but not advanced aerospace study.
- Risk information
- Information not yet verifiedRisk and difficulty are separate; unknown never means low risk.
- Risk-management information transparency
- The public pages identify rocket, hiking and swimming activities and eligibility requirements, but no session-specific public safety, medical or accessibility plan was found.SUMMERCAMP editorial classification based only on information availability in reviewed official sources; not a safety rating, endorsement, or field risk assessment.
Duration, season and participation
- Duration
- 7–8 days
- Season
- Summer
- Language support
- English
- Accommodation
- Lodge or hotel
- Transport
- Information not yet verified
- Accessibility
- Information not yet verified
- Readiness
- Information not yet verified
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How we know
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- 01Program identity
- European Space Camp 2026Information not yet verified
Field details
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- 02Operator
- European Space CampOperator stated
Field details
The operator is identified by its own public material and has not been independently audited by SUMMERCAMP.
- 03Age range
- 17–20 yearsInformation not yet verified
Field details
The field is transcribed or summarized from the registered official program source.
- 04Current Program status
- SeasonalInformation not yet verified
Field details
The current/seasonal status is based on the operator's official public material as of the review date. Availability can change; follow the official website and contact the operator before making plans.
- 05Activities
- Science Exploration · Technology · Hiking · Navigation · Team taskSUMMERCAMP classification
Field details
SUMMERCAMP editorial mapping
- 06Physical demand
- 3 / 5SUMMERCAMP classification
Field details
The official schedule combines an ALOMAR hike, swimming and volleyball with the technical program, without a specialist fitness prerequisite.
What can be understood before deciding
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- 01Available
Program Identity
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- 02Available
Participant Fit
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- 03Partial
Program Format
Some program format information is available, with required gaps remaining.
- 04Available
Place & Environment
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- 05Available
Activities & Challenge
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- 06Not Yet Available
Preparation & Prerequisites
Preparation & Prerequisites information is not yet available in usable canonical fields.
- 07Partial
Supervision & Roles
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- 08Partial
Risk Information
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- 09Partial
Accessibility & Practical Support
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- 10Available
Evidence & Information Freshness
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FIELD REVIEW
Field Review
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What it is
A week-long international camp at Andoya where ages 17-20 take part in a supervised rocket campaign alongside lectures and northern outdoor activities.
Who it is for
The official source describes an age range beginning at 17 and extending to 20.
Where it operates
The reviewed official material places the program in Andøya. Exact meeting points, routes and access arrangements are intentionally not inferred.
Activities and format
The structured activity and format fields above are limited to what the official source describes and what SUMMERCAMP can map to the approved ontology.
Operator and independence
European Space Camp operates this program independently. SUMMERCAMP is not the operator, booking agent, partner, certifier or endorser.
Current-status basis
The status shown here reflects official public material reviewed on 2026-08-26. Availability can change; verify the current session directly with the operator.
Risk-information transparency
The public pages identify rocket, hiking and swimming activities and eligibility requirements, but no session-specific public safety, medical or accessibility plan was found. This describes public information availability only; it is not a safety rating or a field assessment.
Source boundary
Facts attributed to the operator come from the official sources listed below. Ontology categories are SUMMERCAMP editorial mappings. No participant outcome is asserted.
Questions still worth asking
- Which dates and places apply to the exact session?
- What safeguarding, staff qualification, medical and emergency arrangements apply?
- What is included, and what must participants provide?
- Which delivery languages and accessibility arrangements are available?
Limitations
- The project is self-described as an independent nonprofit, but its registered legal entity was not verified.
- The operator calls it week-long and six programmed days, while the published dates span eight calendar dates.
- The taxonomy lacks a young-adult age band for participants ages 18-20.
Sources & evidence
- [01]About European Space CampEuropean Space Camp · accessed 2026-08-26Official external-program source for program-european-space-camp.Freshness: current
- The page gives 26 July-2 August 2026 and describes a six-day program within the week-long camp.
- It lists a rocket campaign, lectures, an ALOMAR hike, GPS challenge, swim, sauna and volleyball.
- Participants stay in shared double en-suite hotel rooms.
- [02]Apply to European Space Camp 2026European Space Camp · accessed 2026-08-26Official external-program source for program-european-space-camp.Freshness: current
- Applications for 2026 are closed.
- The eligibility window corresponds to ages 17-20 and requires fluent English, science interest and high-school-level mathematics and physics.
- [03]30 år med European Space CampAndoya Space · accessed 2026-08-26Official external-program source for program-european-space-camp.Freshness: current
- The host organization reported on 29 July 2026 that the 2026 camp had officially opened.