Girls and non-binary students in grades 6 through 12 are eligible to join the Space Cookies VEX team. No prior experience is necessary, and all experience levels are welcome! Our troop is girl-led with many leadership roles in both our sub-teams and as a whole. In addition to robotics, our troop also offers various learning and experience opportunities including web design, photography, videography , event planning and much more!
We meet year-round Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5-7:30pm at our lab at NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field where all members must attend at least 80% of the meetings, which includes absences due to illness, school conflicts and so forth. Some teams also meet on Saturdays and during school breaks. All member families require at least one female adult volunteer who would expect to spend 100-500 hours per year volunteering with the troop. Males are welcome too but we need at least one female registered adult Girl Scout volunteer in attendance per meeting as per Girl Scout adult:girl ratio rules.
We are already well into our recruitment process for the 2026-2027 season. Our next official recruitment window will open in Spring 2027 so please check this page in February for a registration link for a likely March 2027 Open House.
We occasionally conduct mid-season recruitment in the fall to fill spots for members who may have moved out of the area. If you are interested in being considered for mid-season recruitment, please email us at vex.spacecookies+interest@gmail.com and we will add you to our inquiry list.
If you will be in 9th or 10th grade in Fall 2027, the Space Cookies FRC team begins their recruitment process in August 2026.
We hope to see you on the field!