The U.S. Space and Rocket Centre is inviting nine-year-old Aboriginal children to attend Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama.
The camps have been running since 1982 — but this year, 12 scholarships are available to tribal groups across North America.
Centre spokesperson Tim Hall says the kids will get to try out equipment used by astronauts:
“They also, many times in the advanced courses, get to scuba dive to get an idea of what it’s like to be weightless. There’s a one-sixth gravity chair — so you experience what gravity is like at one-sixth of your weight. So, kids get a real great solid idea of what astronauts do when they go through astronaut training.”
To apply for Space Camp, any interested children can visit spacecamp.com and submit a short video on why they would like to attend.
The application deadline is May 15th.
The camps run throughout the year.