3,2,1 Launch! 1.0

Established in 1998, NASA's Launch Services Program (LSP) plays a critical role in supporting the agency's scientific and robotic missions through the strategic procurement of commercial launch vehicles. Based at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, LSP centralizes both technical expertise and management support for spacecraft customers. It effectively integrates procurement, engineering best practices, strategic planning, and advanced methodologies, forming essential components of a reliable and secure Earth-to-Space infrastructure dedicated to the launch of various spacecraft types.

This educational game offers players an in-depth experience of the spacecraft matching process to a rocket, including integration and the engineering involved, culminating in a successful launch into space and achieving the correct orbit. The game encompasses eight mini-games that immerse players in each step of this complex process.

Key Features:

• Purchasing a rocket
• Navigating routes in space
• Analyzing both rocket and spacecraft
• Preparing a spacecraft for launch
• Assembling a rocket
• Fueling operations
• Understanding frequency management
• Maintaining mission objectives

Players can choose from a variety of characters designed as animals native to the Cape Canaveral Wildlife Refuge, which includes the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Base:

• Tortoise
• Manatee
• Wild Hog
• Bobcat
• Alligator
• T-Rex (fictional character not found in the Cape Canaveral Wildlife Refuge)