STEM Quest Adventures

Mission Mars

Engineer a crewed mission to the red planet

You are the mission systems engineer for the first Kennedy crewed landing. Work through four mission decisions: launch windows, habitat power, life support and rover navigation.

  • Orbital mechanics
  • Power budgeting
  • Life-support systems
  • Robotics

Mission progress

0 of 4 missions complete (0%)

Mission 1 of 4

Mission control needs a launch window that saves the most fuel.

Earth and Mars line up for a low-energy transfer roughly every 26 months. Which trajectory should you choose to use the least fuel?