2022-23 School Projects
Every year ESA runs international school projects that engage students in a multidisciplinary mission, just as in real space practice. Through these projects students are able to reinforce their knowledge of curricular STEM subjects as well as develop skills and competences.
By participating in Astro Pi, Mission X, Moon Camp, CanSat and Climate Detectives, your students can learn about Earth’s environment, train like an astronaut, design a Moon base, develop a “micro-satellite” or program a computer onboard the International Space Station.
School projects 2022-2023 overview
| Project | Target | Description | Registration opens | Registration closes* |
| Astro Pi | up to 19 years old | Learn about coding and perform a scientific experiment on the ISS |
Mission Space Lab: 12 September 2022 Mission Zero: 22 September 2022 |
Mission Space Lab: 28 October 2022 Mission Zero: 17 March 2023 |
| Mission X: Train like an astronaut | 8 to 12 years old | Learn the key elements to keeping fit and staying healthy in space and on Earth | 13 September 2022 | 31 May 2023 |
| Moon Camp | 6 to 19 years old | Learn about the Moon and 3D design a lunar base | 14 September 2022 | 18 April 2023 |
| CanSat | 14 to 19 years old | Imagine, build, test and launch your very own mini satellite | 15 September 2022 | 30 November 2022** |
| Climate Detectives | 8 to 19 years old | Investigate a local climate problem using Earth Observation data | 16 September 2022 | 24 November 2022 |
* For a full timeline of each school project visit the individual project page.
**If your country has a CanSat National Competition, this deadline won't apply to you. Visit cansat.esa.int/apply to find more details on your respective National CanSat Competition