The mission categories of the Rocket Challenge are listed according to the target apogee and propulsion system used by the selected experimental rocket project:

• 500 meters apogee with a solid rocket propulsion system;

• 1,000 meters apogee with solid rocket propulsion system;

• 3,000 meters apogee with solid rocket propulsion system; or

• Target AGL apogee with hybrid or liquid rocket propulsion system. 

The Satellite Challenge was created in 2020 with different categories based on the satellite project form-factor. The goal of the challenge is to promote the development of functional payloads for future space missions.

• PocketQube or CanSat satellite project; or

• CubeSat satellite project.

Teams participating in both Rocket ans Satellite Challenge may earn bonus points for completing a full/complete mission.

The brand-new Lander Challenge is a long-term technical initiative structured for missions focused on the development of self-landing vehicles. The challenge has two categories:

• Reusable Launch System (RLS) project; or

• Planetary Lander (Moon or Mars) project

The challenge is structured around five major milestones to be achieved within a period of up to five years, depending on the mission’s development progress.