Camp SOAR is a six day summer camp designed to expose rising high school juniors and seniors with an interest in aerospace engineering to the research and facilities at Texas A&M University’s Department of Aerospace Engineering. During the week at Texas A&M, campers explore the field through hands-on design projects and tours of our research facilities.

Camp SOAR offers participants three tracks: airplanes, helicopters and space.

The campers design and build a project within their track. Throughout the experience, campers are introduced to the engineering design process and develop critical thinking and teamwork skills.

Outside of their design work, campers visit many of our facilities while they're on campus including the Vehicle Systems & Control Laboratory, Land Air and Space Robotics Laboratory and the hypersonic wind tunnels of the National Aerothermochemistry and Hypersonics Laboratory. They also have the opportunity to learn from our world-renowned faculty and engage one-on-one with current aerospace engineering students.

Campers stay on campus in modern residence halls and have access to the university’s recreational facilities, library and computer labs.