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Mbana on the Moon

Ages 8–11. Read along with Mbana, a 10-year-old Moonbase Cadet from Port Harcourt, at Harmony Base near the Moon's south pole. Each chapter ends with a Cadet Workbook quiz and a badge — then plan your own moonbase!

🌙 Mini-mission: Plan your moonbase

Be base commander at the lunar south pole. Works offline!

Start the mission →

🚀 3D game: Mbana's Moonbase

Land on the Moon's south pole and drive the rover to collect ice. Works on phones too.

Play the 3D demo →

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Moonbase Cadet chapters

  1. Chapter 1 · A Letter from the Moon · 12 min
  2. Chapter 2 · Cadet Training · 12 min
  3. Chapter 3 · Three Days to the Moon · 12 min
  4. Chapter 4 · Touchdown at the South Pole · 12 min
  5. Chapter 5 · Moon Dust Everywhere · 12 min
  6. Chapter 6 · Ice in the Dark · 12 min
  7. Chapter 7 · Making Air and Water · 12 min
  8. Chapter 8 · Sunlight and a Solar Storm · 12 min
  9. Chapter 9 · One Team, One Moon · 12 min
  10. Chapter 10 · Home to Port Harcourt · 12 min