Space Challenge
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The Space Challenge is Ideia Space's practical educational journey that connects students from Middle School to Higher Education to a real space mission. Through interdisciplinary challenges and hands-on projects, students develop skills in science, technology, engineering and teamwork, while designing, programming and operating an educational satellite. More than learning about space, they become part of it — acquiring technical skills, critical thinking and future vision aligned with the demands of the new space economy.
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How does it work?
The Space Challenge is structured in three progressive phases that lead students from initial understanding of the space sector to the concrete experience of designing and monitoring the launch of a real orbital satellite. Each phase was designed to develop technical skills, systemic thinking and student leadership in a challenging and highly applied environment.
Phase 1: Space Mission Concept and Design
Students learn the fundamentals of space missions, understand how objectives, orbits and payloads influence the project, and define the purpose of the mission their team will develop.
Phase 2: Project Concept and Design
Based on the mission, students use the Educational Satellite Kit to understand a satellite's subsystems and design the main functionalities of the orbital model, connecting technical decisions to the defined purpose.
Phase 3: Orbital Satellite and Launch
Selected teams develop, integrate and test the orbital satellite. After final preparation, the satellite is sent to the launch vehicle and placed in orbit, where students monitor its real operation.
Our Methodology: Learning by Doing
Our philosophy is based on Project-Based Learning (PBL) and the "Hands On" concept. The Space Challenge is structured in a 5-step pedagogical path:
Conceive
Design
Build
Launch
Apply
What our students say
Roseno Gonçalves
Mariana Taveira
Pollyana Feitosa Siqueira