Cubefleet Academy · Ages 8–17

Become a Future Astroexplorer.

Three levels, from your very first CubeSat fact to real mission engineering. Read a short, fun lesson, pass the quiz with 99% proficiency, and download your own official, serial-numbered certificate. Ready, explorer? Let's go to space.

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How it works

Learn · Quiz · Earn

Learn

Each level has a short, colorful lesson about CubeSats and the real CubeSat program — written to grow with you, from Cadet to Commander.

Take the quiz

A quick quiz checks what you learned. Score 99% (all answers correct) to pass. Got one wrong? No problem — review and try again as many times as you like.

Earn your certificate

Pass and you'll get a personalized, serial-numbered certificate (every serial starts with CS33-) you can print or save as a PDF. Then the next level unlocks!

The mission path

Three levels to Commander

Complete each level to unlock the next. Your progress and certificates are saved on this device.

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Beginner · Ages 8–11

CubeSat Cadet

What even is a CubeSat? Meet the loaf-of-bread-sized satellite, peek inside it, and discover that kids your age have built real ones that flew to space.

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Intermediate · Ages 12–14

CubeSat Captain

Sizes and orbits, the four key systems, how CubeSats hitch a ride to space, and why talking to Earth is the tricky part.

Locked · pass Level 1 to unlock
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Advanced · Ages 15–17

CubeSat Commander

Ion propulsion and delta-v, payload efficiency, the communications blackout, and how a real mission goes from idea to orbit — including ours.

Locked · pass Level 2 to unlock
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For parents & teachers: the Academy is free, ad-free, and runs entirely in the browser — no sign-up, no data leaves the device. Certificates are generated locally and saved as PDFs. Lessons are based on NASA's real CubeSat Launch Initiative and ELaNa education program.