STEM Programme
A new world
beyond Earth
Students form their own company, win the contract, and design a colony that keeps 650 people alive on Mars.
Begin the mission// About the mission
Mission Mars puts your team inside a real client brief. You research, design, and pitch exactly as a company would for a paying client — because that is the job you are training for, long before you get the title.
Your team takes on a real client brief, researches it, designs a response, and presents it — the same cycle that drives most careers: build something, then convince someone to buy it. Along the way you will manage deadlines, divide labour, and keep a team moving when opinions clash. No worksheet teaches that.
By 2035, the IDC had grown out of the private aerospace firms supporting Earth's first lunar bases. Profitable lunar mining and a spotless safety record made it the industry's authority on off-world infrastructure. After proof-of-concept landings on Mars in 2050, it turned to its next challenge: a permanent colony. The year is now 2088, and the call for proposals is open.
Discover IDC01 Mission Index 45.0000° N / 137.0000° E
Join a select crew of young explorers on a STEM mission that challenges you to think like a scientist, build like an engineer, and solve like a mission specialist. Mars is waiting.
The brief comes from the Interplanetary Development Corporation: design, build, and operate a colony for 500 permanent residents and up to 150 transient guests — a total design load of 650 people — that is self-sufficient, defensible, and commercially viable within a 10-year build.
Read the official brief — RFP 2.0— The programme
Meet your crew. Learn the mission. Prepare for Mars.
Explore the planet. Study its environment. Ask big questions.
Design solutions. Build prototypes. Test your ideas.
Plan the mission. Work as a team. Solve real scenarios.
Present your mission. Showcase your work. Become mission ready.
Training modules
Every mission needs explorers who can think, build, and survive. Each module has a full briefing of its own — open one to start training.
// Who it's for
School-age explorers who want to build something real, not fill in another worksheet.
Families looking for a programme that develops engineering thinking, teamwork, and confidence.
Educators who want a structured, hands-on STEM experience with a genuine showcase at the end.
No prior engineering experience required. Curiosity and a willingness to learn matter most.
// Registration portal
Register your crew as a company. Nominate a team leader, list your members, and name the adult supervising the build. We will contact you with dates, fees, and the mission briefing.
Form your companyName the team, elect a leader, and assemble the crew.
Receive the mission briefWe share the RFP, schedule, and judging criteria.
Prepare for launchMeet the other companies and start the challenge.
Registration runs on its own page, so your team can fill it out without losing this one. Have your company name, crew list, and a supervising adult's details ready.
// Final check
Mars is closer than you think.
Your mission begins when you do.
