Explore the concept artwork of the spacecraft’s designs featured in Space Nova. Take a closer look at the details and design choices made by the creators to bring the world of space exploration to life.

• What design features make the spacecrafts look futuristic or advanced?
• What materials or textures do you imagine these spacecrafts might be made from?
• How do the designs of the spacecrafts suggest their intended function or purpose in space?
• How do these designs compare to real-life spacecraft or rockets?

The S.C.R.A.P. Challenge is a paper rocket design activity from the Australian Space Discovery Centre that encourages you to set your own success criteria and follow an iterative design process to refine your creations. Students design and test their rockets while applying a simplified four-part design process: Think, Make, Test, Improve.

Follow the steps below to create your own rocket design.