Start exploring spacecraft engineering through interactive simulations, guided learning modules, and hands-on experiments. Designed for beginners and pros alike.
Space Systems Lab is an open-source educational platform designed to make spacecraft engineering accessible to students, educators, and independent learners worldwide.
Space Systems Lab combines interactive simulations, guided learning modules, and practical engineering activities to help students understand how spacecraft are designed, controlled, and operated. Every module emphasizes learning through experimentation rather than memorization.
Modern space exploration is no longer limited to government agencies. Universities, startups, and student teams regularly develop CubeSats and small satellites, making spacecraft engineering an increasingly relevant field.
Designed for high school students, university learners, STEM educators, robotics teams, and anyone interested in spacecraft engineering. No prior aerospace background is required.
Investigate how satellites move, calculate orbital parameters, and experiment with orbital transfers.
02Explore how spacecraft maintain orientation using reaction wheels, magnetorquers, thrusters, and control algorithms.
03Examine the major subsystems of a CubeSat, including power, communications, onboard computing, thermal control, and structure.
04Apply concepts from earlier modules to design a complete small-satellite mission from objectives to payload selection.