CubeSTEM

CubeSTEM MissionLab

Learn space engineering by running missions.

Students solve spacecraft problems, test ideas and choose the best solution through missions—starting in software, with selected supervised hardware experiments where available.

Try a MissionBring MissionLab to your school
  • Spacecraft missions
  • Physics
  • Data
  • Problem-solving
  • Engineering

How MissionLab works

Every mission follows the same five steps.

  1. 01LearnUnderstand the mission.
  2. 02SimulateTest your ideas.
  3. 03OperateRun the spacecraft mission.
  4. 04AnalyseUse telemetry, images and evidence.
  5. 05ValidateFor selected missions, compare your result with supervised real training hardware.Optional. Teacher and operator supervised. Physical acceptance is still commissioning work.

Missions to try

Spacecraft problems students can actually solve.

Each mission gives students a problem, a spacecraft to test it on and evidence to argue from. No account and no hardware needed to start.

Stop the spin

Your spacecraft is tumbling. Stabilise it.

Grades 6–12 · University

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Survive the shadow

Keep the spacecraft alive through eclipse.

Grades 6–12 · University

Run this mission

Trust the telemetry

Can you trust what the spacecraft is telling you?

Grades 6–12 · University

Run this mission

Find the failure

The payload worked. Why did almost no data arrive?

Grades 6–12 · University

Run this mission

Get the picture home

A sharper camera takes better pictures. Does it get more of them home?

Grades 6–12 · University

Run this mission
See all 13 missions

Who it is for

For students, teachers, parents and schools.

Students

Your spacecraft. Your mission.

Solve problems instead of only reading about them.

See the missions

Parents

Turn screen time into engineering time.

Physics, data and problem-solving through missions.

See how it works

Teachers

Ready missions. Clear lessons. Real engineering.

Structured delivery, guidance and evidence.

See teacher support

Schools

Turn your STEM programme into a space programme.

Start in software; add competition and hardware as needed.

Bring MissionLab to your school

Start here

Start with one mission. Grow into a programme.

  1. 01Mission DiscoveryAbout 2 to 3 hoursRun their first spacecraft mission from briefing to decision.
  2. 02Mission SprintAbout 6 to 10 hoursWork through several guided missions and compare their results.
  3. 03Mission SeasonMulti-week programmeBuild a mission portfolio and prepare for the Challenge.
  4. 04MissionLab SchoolContinuing term or year programmeProgress across grade bands on the same spacecraft.
See what a school getsCompare programmesEnter the Challenge

What is available today

Thirteen missions, ready to run in software.

13 runnable missions

Students can open all thirteen now, from Grade 6 to university depth. They remain pilot lessons pending educator review and a classroom trial.

Teacher guidance

Each mission includes timing, prompts, expected evidence, common misconceptions and reflection support.

No account or hardware to start

Run missions in a browser on ordinary computers. Every mission can be completed in software.

Challenge and hardware progression

Challenge practice is available now; selected supervised KidSAT experiments are optional and commissioning-pending.

Current status and limitations

MissionLab does not claim classroom validation, accreditation or an official school grade. Software results stay labelled simulated, derived or reference—not measured spacecraft results. Official Challenge rounds and hardware scoring are not claimed. MissionLab does not claim flight qualification or production-public Developer API access.

For universities

Universities use the same Digital Twin core for configuration, simulation, Mission Control, evidence and V&V-style conclusions. A bounded Developer API and source clients are implemented for explicitly enabled local/private evaluation; production-public access is not available.

Explore university useSee the Digital Twin core