Could you work in space?
Every rocket, Moon lander, rover and spacesuit in Giant Leap is based on something real, and real people designed and built it. Most of them started out as kids who liked asking questions, taking things apart or doing puzzles. That is what STEM is: science, technology, engineering and maths. You are already practising it when you plan a landing or build a base.
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Who builds space missions
Space agencies are run by governments. They choose the missions, then pay companies to design and build most of the hardware. Here are some of the companies working on each major country’s missions right now. Every one of them hires scientists, engineers, coders and technicians, and many take apprentices and students.