Dear Robot Drone League Competitors,

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Welcome to the 2025 Robot Drone League Challenge: MOONBASE! This year’s competition is inspired by one of the most ambitious missions in human history—the Artemis program. NASA is leading the charge to return humans to the Moon, not just to visit, but to stay. Through Artemis, astronauts will establish a permanent lunar presence that will serve as the foundation for future space exploration, including the ultimate goal: Mars.

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Your challenge this season will simulate key mission tasks required to establish and sustain a functional lunar base. In the near future, Artemis astronauts will live and work on the Moon, conducting groundbreaking research, harvesting lunar resources, and testing technologies essential for deep space travel. Your team will step into their boots—using robots and drones to complete critical MOONBASE operations in a simulated lunar environment.

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The Artemis Connection

NASA’s Artemis program is not just about reaching the Moon—it’s about staying. The lessons learned from Artemis will pave the way for future human missions to Mars, creating a blueprint for sustainable space exploration. The Gateway station, orbiting the Moon, will serve as a critical hub for lunar operations, and your challenge will include drone and robotic tasks tied directly to Gateway’s functionality.

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Your Mission Starts Now!

It’s time to test your engineering, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. Just like NASA’s Artemis engineers, you’ll need to design, build, and refine your robotic and drone systems to accomplish mission-critical tasks in this simulated lunar environment. The future of space exploration depends on innovation, precision, and collaboration— qualities that will define your team’s success.

 

We challenge you to push the limits of technology and strategy as we take one small step for RDL… and one giant leap for the future of space robotics.

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Good luck, teams! The MOONBASE challenge begins now!

CEO STREAMWORKS Education