Pilot the past. Engineer the future.
Zukunftsmacher - Future Makers
Programs & Pricing
Explore our hands-on workshops designed to ignite curiosity and build the next generation of innovators.
Core Mission: Earth to Orbit
Our 4-week flagship program in hands-on engineering.
A carefully designed adventure where students tackle a new challenge each week:
- Week 1: Lift & Atmosphere: Master flight principles with gliders and balloon rockets.
- Week 2: Energy & Earth Forces: Engineer earthquake-resistant towers.
- Week 3: Water & Propulsion: Construct hydraulic arms and water rockets.
- Week 4: Gravity, Orbit & Comms: Create orbital simulators and learn RF communications by tracking satellite signals.
Launchpad Plus: Stellar Fusion
The premium experience for aspiring engineers and competitors.
Includes everything in the "Core Mission" program, PLUS:
- A personalized dream project (e.g., advanced rocketry, RF antenna design).
- A premium take-home kit (e.g., Arduino starter kit).
- Priority consideration for our competition teams.
Dawn of Earth: Abiogenesis
A 4-week deep dive into geology and the origin of life.
An advanced scientific journey exploring our planet's origins:
- Week 1: The Primordial Soup & Life's Blueprint
- Week 2: The Energy Problem & Hydrothermal Vents
- Week 3: The Assembly Challenge (Dr. James Tour's Critique)
- Week 4: The First Cell & The Unsolved Mystery
Cosmos to Cradle
A 4-week journey from the Big Bang to habitable planets.
Explore the origins of the universe and everything in it:
- Week 1: Big Bang & Cosmic Expansion: Model the origin of spacetime.
- Week 2: Starbirth & Fusion: Simulate stellar nurseries and fusion reactions.
- Week 3: Planetary Formation & Gravity: Create accretion disks and gravity wells.
- Week 4: Exoplanets & SETI: Analyze real exoplanet data and learn about RF communications used to search for life. 💫 Optional Track: Dark Matter & Dark Energy (75 Mins/week) Dive into the invisible forces shaping the cosmos. We’ll explore gravitational lensing, cosmic acceleration, and debate alternative theories like MOND.
Launchpad Plus: Galactic Forge
The premium experience for aspiring astronomers and astrophysicists.
Includes everything in the "Cosmos to Cradle" program, PLUS:
- A personalized dream project (e.g., build a telescope, analyze radio telescope data).
- A premium take-home kit (e.g., star chart projector).
- Priority consideration for astronomy competitions.
Flight & Space Sim Labs
Pilot historical aircraft or command interplanetary missions.
Choose your virtual adventure in our state-of-the-art simulation lab:
- Wings of History: Pilot historical aircraft from WWI to early jets in War Thunder.
- Cosmic Pilot: Design and fly space missions in Kerbal Space Program.
- Civilian Pilot: Learn realistic flight procedures in Microsoft Flight Simulator.
The Discovery Flight / Orbit
A single 90-minute sampler workshop.
Not ready to commit to a full course? The Discovery session is a "drop-in" option that lets students try out a single workshop from any of our core programs, pending availability. It's the perfect introduction to the TerraNova Lab experience.
Advanced Science Tracks
75-minute deep-dive workshops.
For our most curious students, these optional add-on sessions explore the frontiers of science:
- Abiogenesis Track: A critical look at the origin of life debate, including the arguments of Dr. James Tour.
- Dark Matter Track: An exploration of the invisible forces shaping the cosmos, from gravitational lensing to MOND.