The program is designed with a curriculum aligned online program for Year 7 and 8 students. 

Schools apply, and once registered, they will receive a number of satellite kits (depending on the number of students involved, with 1 kit provided for every 10 students) and access to an online portal with lessons and resources to independently run the activity.

No specific qualifications or prior knowledge are required from teachers, as all necessary resources are provided by the program.

Students will embark on a one-of-a-kind adventure, stepping into the role of a space company as they design, build, and compete with their very own RASCube-LB.

While gaining firsthand experience in every step of the satellite launch process—including satellite design, engineering, programming, data analysis, launch planning, project management, meteorological forecasting, and more—they will deepen their understanding of space technology and its many applications in today’s world. Students will explore how space technologies impact critical areas such as communication, environmental monitoring, disaster response, and global connectivity.

With the creative freedom to customize their RASCube-LB, making it uniquely theirs, they will enter it into a national competition for the chance to launch it on an out-of-this-world adventure!

As students earn points by completing the activities, teachers will have everything they need to run a school-level competition between their teams, making the program even more exciting. Every school will receive creative ideas on how to organize a local launch of their winning satellite using parachutes, drones, or other available community resources.

Plus, every school can enter our annual national competition to win a ticket to send their RasCube into the stratosphere with a high-altitude balloon—reaching up to 30+ km in the air!

The national launch event will be livestreamed, giving all students the exciting opportunity to experience being space engineers for a day as they watch the winning RasCube soar into the sky. They will receive live telemetry data and amazing images from the satellite as it floats above, giving them the unique chance to analyze their mission results in real-time.

The lesson materials and satellite kits are fully reusable—including the launched satellites, as the high-altitude balloons are completely recoverable. This ensures that participating schools can continue delivering the program to future cohorts, extending its impact year after year at no additional cost. Furthermore, the RasCube components can be used beyond the core program; thanks to the extensive resources provided by LaunchBox and Robinson Aerospace, they serve as valuable, long-term teaching tools for STEM lessons across various subjects and year levels, up to Year 12.

LaunchBox is completely free of charge. The full online curriculum and all educational resources are shared openly and at no cost to your school. To run the program, schools will use our custom RasCubeLB hardware. We are excited to offer these units completely free of charge, but please note that our complimentary stock is limited. Free units will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis; once exhausted, schools will need to cover the hardware costs. Securing your spot early ensures your school receives its free kit!

While primarily designed for Year 7 students, LaunchBox is highly versatile. The difficulty of the content can easily be scaled up or down, making it suitable for students from Year 6 and above.

The program fits your schedule perfectly; it can be run as a fast-paced, high-energy workshop in just a few hours, or extended across an entire school term using all our curriculum-linked activities.

LaunchBox will be easily accessible online, with no logins, passwords, or sign-ins required for your students. Furthermore, no specific qualifications or prior knowledge are required from teachers, as all necessary resources and guides are fully provided by the program.

Fleet has a strong focus on diversity and inclusion and would be happy to discuss any school, university outreach programs, or extracurricular proposals that may not align perfectly with the current LaunchBox Program. We are open to exploring various opportunities and will assess each case individually to determine how we can best support and meet the program’s requirements.