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wikiHow to Create a Space Program in Vanilla Minecraft

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So, you want to create a space program in Minecraft, but you don't want to download any mods such as Galacticraft. Well, you've come to the right page!


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    Name your space program. You could name it after your Minecraft character, or parody a real life space program. For example, Steve, the default character of Minecraft, could name his space program "Steve Space Program". A little boring, but you get the picture. Or he could name it MASA, the Minecraft Aeronautical Space Agency.
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    Build a base of operations. Do you want it to be an observatory, or an underground lab? A cave, or a treehouse? Build whatever you want, but make sure it looks very scientific and space-y.
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    Conduct tests to send things to space. For example, you could build a TNT cannon to launch pigs into orbit, or you could simply build a tower as high as possible. Another thing you could do is build a rocket with TNT in it and blow it up while inside it. Then, you can pretend that you've landed on an Earth-like planet. Or you can go to the Nether. Or you can pretend to have found a cave planet. The possibilities go on and on and on!
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    Build more buildings. You want a space complex. You can build a rocket-launching building, a dormitory, a storehouse, a museum, a bunch of scientific labs, etc. Build and build and build.
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    Colonize a "planet". This could be an unexplored section of the world that you can say is an Earth-like planet, the Nether, the End, a cave system, etc. Think about it! Wouldn't it be cool to have a base on another planet?
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    Share your studies with the world (optional). If you're on a server, allow people to view your data, or something like that. If not, you can either open to LAN and invite a friend onto your world, or you can take screenshots.
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    Keep designing and building and exploring, and have fun.

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  • Label things. For example, an observatory might have a sign that says "Steve Space Program Official Observatory" or something like that.
  • To make it realistic, try writing in-game books about your discoveries.
  • It is recommended that you use Creative mode instead of Survival mode.
  • The height limit of Minecraft is 256 blocks.So think the build out,get it smaller by ratio,then build it!
  • Be creative. Do lots of wacky stuff that would be impossible in real life to try to get to space, and to study it.


  • If you let people explore your creations, be wary of griefers.

Things You'll Need

  • A good computer
  • Lots of materials, in-game, depending on what you make

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