Mission first

Democratizing access to space through open-source education.

We build educational CubeSat kits, fund high school satellite launches, and release every design openly so more communities can build and fly real spacecraft.

What we deliver

  • Hands-on kits built for classroom readiness.
  • Real launches funded through the foundation.
  • Open designs published for anyone to learn from.
  • Flight heritage created by student missions.
Students testing a CubeSat model at a lab bench.
Student teams prototype, test, and document real spacecraft systems.
What we do

Hardware, launches, and open knowledge.

Dandelion Space connects learning to real missions. Kits fund launches, launches create flight heritage, and open-source releases improve every future kit.

Educational CubeSat kits

Functional satellite hardware with curriculum, teacher guides, and mission-ready tooling.

High school launch program

Foundation-funded missions that give students full access to design, build, and operations.

Open-source releases

Hardware, software, and documentation published openly to accelerate access and trust.

Close-up of an educational CubeSat kit with labeled subsystems.
Product imagery from the classroom-ready CubeSat kit.
A student team watching a launch rehearsal on a projector.
Launch campaign rehearsals keep teams mission-ready.
Students and mentors monitoring telemetry on mission control screens.
Mission control training turns learning into real operations.
The flywheel

Each mission strengthens the next.

Kit sales

Accessible hardware and curriculum create revenue for the mission program.

Foundation funding

Mission support covers hardware, launch costs, and student mentorship.

Student launches

High school teams fly real spacecraft and generate mission data.

Open-source designs

Flight heritage feeds back into better kits for the next cohort.

Impact

Early momentum from pilot schools.

3 Pilot high schools
2 Kit tiers in development
3 Open-source licenses
1 Mission-driven flywheel
For every audience

Find your path into the mission.

Whether you teach, sponsor, partner, or want to scale student launches, there is a place to join the Dandelion Space ecosystem.

Educators

Bring a full-semester CubeSat build into your classroom with standards-aligned curriculum.

Explore educator kits

Schools

Apply for the high school launch program and partner on a full mission cycle.

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Partners

Collaborate on hardware, launches, curriculum, or mission operations.

Partner with us
Foundation

High school missions are the heart of our model.

Every kit sale helps fund the Dandelion Space Foundation launch program. Student missions create flight heritage, build confidence, and generate open-source designs anyone can use.

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Open source

Open designs, transparent impact.

We publish hardware, software, curriculum, and mission reports so educators and partners can build on proven designs.

See our open-source work
Contact

Start a conversation.

We work with educators, schools, launch partners, and donors. Share what you are planning and we will follow up with next steps.

Email: hello@dandelionspace.org
GitHub: lemoz/dandelion-space