Space
From the ground to the station, then the Moon.
Learn what crews really practice before they fly: the checklists, the calls with mission control and the hands-on work outside the hatch. Each activity is scored with the checklist the procedure uses.
It goes in the same order as real spaceflight: first on the ground, then the station in low orbit, and finally the Moon and the ride home.
On the ground
Cockpit and go / no-go
Flip the switches in order and answer the launch poll: every station says "Go" or "No-go", and without a Go from everyone there is no final count.
Mission control and anomalies
One sees the fault, the other reads the procedure: mission control talks the crew through it, step by step.
Manual docking
Fly the capsule by hand, translate and rotate until every error is under the limit, with distance and speed calls to control.
At the station
Robotic arm
Drive the arm to the grapple point and capture the cargo ship, one operator and one backup watching the approach.
Spacewalk
Suit check, buddy check out loud, tethers on the handrails, depress the airlock and swap a part outside.
Station emergencies
Fire, depressurization and ammonia: mask, extinguisher, close the hatches one by one and report to control, against the clock.
On the Moon
Lunar geology
Choose where to sample, describe the rock out loud to control, and bag and label every sample in one-sixth gravity.
Rover and the ride home
One drives, the other guides from the base. Complete the route and the task, then fly home.
On the radio
Every activity is a conversation with control: clear calls, read-backs and a log of what you did.
Questions
What can I practice in the Space district?
Eight activities based on how real crews train: launch go / no-go, mission control and anomalies, manual docking, robotic arm capture, spacewalk, station emergencies, lunar geology and rover.
How is it scored?
Each activity follows the checklist of its procedure, step by step, with the steps that matter most marked as critical.
Is it based on real training?
Yes. It follows public material on how crews train for the International Space Station and the Artemis missions to the Moon.
Making Synapses is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by NASA, ESA, JAXA or any space agency or company. Artemis and the International Space Station are named only to describe what each activity practices; their names are trademarks of their respective owners.