Cosmolander - Missions in the Solar System

Cosmolander: Explore the Solar Systems

An educational game where players build and launch missions into space, learning about space travel while managing budgets, designing rockets and landers, and selecting scientific instruments.

What is Cosmolander - Missions in the Solar System?

Cosmolander is an educational simulation game focused on space exploration. Players take on the role of director of the space agency Cosmolander and are tasked with building and launching deep space robotic missions to explore planets, moons, asteroids, and comets in our solar system.

In the game, players must carefully manage limited budgets in order to purchase necessary spacecraft components like rockets, propulsion systems, power supplies, communications gear, and scientific instruments. They must assemble their spacecraft and launch them on expeditions to destinations like Mars, Europa, Titan, and Enceladus.

As missions unfold over time, players receive reports, images, sensor readings, and data transmitted back for analysis. Key gameplay elements involve strategically selecting destinations, optimizing travel trajectories, and outfitting spacecraft with the right payloads to achieve mission science goals across fields like geology, chemistry, climatology, and astrobiology research.

Cosmolander provides an authentic taste of real-world space program planning, budgeting, systems engineering, and scientific discovery. With its blend of simulation, science, and exploration, it offers an engaging way for students to learn fundamentals about space travel technology, our solar system’s alien landscapes, and the types of data needed to uncover planetary mysteries.

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