Spaceward Bound started at NASA Ames Research Center in 2007 with a mission to train and inspire the next generation of space explorers for Moon and Mars exploration in remote parts of Earth. The program went international and is managed and run by a scientific community across the world. We are excited to bring the 2025 edition in Ladakh, India. 

A Mars-Inspired Expedition in Ladakh for 12 handpicked crew members. Here is your opportunity to learn from the world's leading scientists about our planet and the journey towards Mars- the next frontier. Present-day Ladakh is similar to how Mars was billions of years ago, our scientists are part of a global effort to study that.