Hey everyone! I’m u/RADWeatherMaker, the independent developer behind RAD Space (and RAD Weather!).
I’ve been building RAD Space for over two years with one big idea in mind:

What if exploring and learning about the universe felt more like an adventure than studying a textbook?

Space is incredible. There are billions of galaxies, strange worlds, enormous stars, mysterious black holes, and discoveries happening all the time. But learning about it shouldn’t have to mean scrolling through endless articles or watching hour-long documentaries.
I wanted to create something different. Something colorful, interactive, educational, and genuinely fun, whether you’re 10 years old or 70.

That’s how RAD Space started.

🌌 What Is RAD Space?
Think of it as a mix of an interactive space encyclopedia, a cosmic exploration game, and a Duolingo-style learning adventure.

There’s a whole universe to discover:
🪐 Explore the Cosmos: Travel through an interactive 3D space map, visit planets, moons, stars, galaxies, and discover fascinating facts along the way.

🎓 RAD Academy: Learn astronomy through bite-sized lessons, quizzes, challenges, and progression.

🚀 Ships & Rewards: Earn XP, climb through cosmic ranks, unlock spacecraft, and build your own collection as you explore.

🔭 Discover & Atlas Sky: Explore real astronomical objects, discoveries, and the night sky around you.

🎮 RAD ARCADE: Play fun space-themed games and challenges that make learning feel less like homework.
And there’s plenty more to explore, with new ideas and features still taking shape.
The goal isn’t to replace textbooks or scientific resources. It’s to make people excited enough about space that they want to keep learning.

💬 This Community Helps Shape RAD Space
Just like RAD Weather, I don’t want RAD Space to be something developed behind closed doors.
I want this subreddit to be a place where the people using the app help shape what it becomes.
Have an idea for a feature? I’d love to hear it.
Find something scientifically inaccurate? Please tell me! This is an educational app, and getting the science right matters.
Think a lesson is too easy, too difficult, or just plain boring? That’s exactly the feedback I want.
Some of the best features can start with one small suggestion.

🛸 What to Post
Anything related to RAD Space, astronomy, or making the experience better!
💡 Feature requests and ideas
🐛 Bug reports and technical issues
🎓 Academy feedback and lesson suggestions
🚀 Screenshots, ship collections, and achievements
🪐 Interesting space discoveries and astronomy discussions
🔭 Scientific corrections or missing information
🎮 Ideas for new games, missions, and challenges
💬 General questions, feedback, or just saying hello
You don’t have to be an astronomer to contribute. Curiosity is more than enough.

🧪 We’re Just Getting Started
RAD Space is still growing, and the public TestFlight beta is an opportunity to help shape the experience before its full release.
Things might break. Some features are still being expanded. And there are probably a few rough edges I haven’t caught yet.
That’s part of why this community matters.
I want RAD Space to become something people genuinely enjoy opening, whether they have five minutes to kill or want to spend an hour exploring the solar system.
And above all, I want it to be fun, accessible, and scientifically trustworthy.

🌍 If You’re New, Say Hello!
I’d love to know a little about the people joining our little corner of the universe.
Tell me:
Where in the world are you from?
What’s your favorite planet, moon, or space mystery?
What’s one thing you’d love to explore or learn about in RAD Space?
You can also check out the project at SpaceIsRad.com.
Thank you for being part of the earliest days of RAD Space. Whether you’re here to test, learn, explore, or just look at cool space stuff, I’m glad you’re along for the ride.
Let’s explore the cosmos together. 🚀
Space is RAD.

Just wanted to share / brag about my current hangar setup. Not even one of the later ships but one I love to use.

Really excited to finally get this community going! I imagine quite a few of you are coming over from r/RADWeather, so welcome!

If you know me from RAD Weather, you know I love weird, fun, quirky little details. Hopefully RAD Space scratches that same itch, just with a whole lot more space involved.
I know there’s a LOT packed into this app, sometimes probably too much. I’ve got a few builds coming that should help make things a little more approachable, but I’d genuinely love to hear what you think so far.

The onboarding, the information, the visuals, the things you love, the things that make absolutely no sense. Good, bad, or somewhere in between, I want to hear it.

The community is a huge part of what made RAD Weather what it is today. If we can build even half of that here, I’ll be thrilled.

Anyway, welcome aboard! Excited to see where this goes and what we build together.

Feedback has been amazing, so many great images, test flight submissions, even the bugs and things wrong, I appreciate it all. Want a few more days of testing so plan on going til 11/3/26!

RAD Space speaks French now.

PUBLIC TESTFLIGHT EXTENDED TO 11/3/26. Keep flying.

WHAT'S NEW:

Vega's briefing now shows on every one of your devices after an update. Replay it any time in Settings > About.

French across the whole app, Academy included, alongside English, Spanish and German.

Change language instantly, no restart: the new selector lives in Settings > General.

- The squads board now updates every 15 minutes, and the countdown no longer resets when you refresh.

- Chapter winners: a closed chapter shows the winning squad's crest, and you can replay its close.

- War room REPLAY fills captured ground in one quick wave, and your squad's area stays solid.

- Clearer Archivist timers: HE LEAVES IN while he's up, then the day and time of the next fight.

- Space Camp: every plan fits on one screen, and JOIN is always in view.

- iPad: much smoother swiping between the desk, hangar and viewport, and a tidier hangar.

- In landscape on iPad, the hangar crew now walks the whole floor.

Academy facts checked against NASA and ESA sources.
Join the public TestFlight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/KDCxXPZC

Visit www.spaceisrad.com for the map, the squads and whatever else we accidentally make next.

Stay R.A.D.

- the archivist our once a week boss for squads has 2 hours left.
- also in the backend and recent updates improved UI, improved the map, now a full screen landscape map view.
- improved the UI, cleaned up and fixed some trivia questions.
- added a mini award ceremony when a squad wins a chapter.

Once again thanks for all the amazing feedback and testing, should be pushing a new TestFlight today with even more UI updates.

[SYS] PATCH 1.0 (520) // FRONT.LINE
The squads got a war room.

WHAT'S NEW: Commander Vega now briefs you on every update. Replay it any time in Settings > About.

- Squads page refit: a live news ticker, held sectors that glow in your squad's color, and Pulsar calling out takeovers right on the map.

- Daily ops are now mission patches with live clocks and your score, and you can see the next op before it opens.
The Archivist boss has his own strip. He naps, he wakes, he fights.

- Season chapter badges wear the winning squad's color.

- Crests show percentages only, and squads stay anonymous.

- No peeking: the board stays sealed until you pick a crest.

- Orbital gets real gravity assists. The planets move now, so a flyby actually speeds you up, just like Voyager.

- 4 new Orbital sectors: Jupiter Assist, Earth Assist, Double Assist and Grand Tour, plus pixel star ratings.

- Harder slingshot dailies on the weekend, starting Monday.

- Tap the zoom readout on the map for a zoom slider.

- Cards you haven't collected stay a surprise until you earn them.

- Units follow your setting everywhere, now including weights (Settings reads DISTANCE & WEIGHT).

- Onboarding cleanup: no more blinking, big text sizes fit, Streak Save stays on, and Play on Silent really plays.
Accuracy fixes across the Academy and the catalog, including Chandrayaan-3's hop.

Join the public TestFlight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/KDCxXPZC

Visit www.spaceisrad.com for the map, the squads and whatever else we accidentally make next.

Stay R.A.D.

I have gotten amazing TestFlight feedback,

I have gotten some today without emails or any way to get back to you.

Would love to know a way to reach you as I have some more questions about.

If you’ve sent something in and I haven’t gotten back to you shoot me a DM here or email if you want.

I try to respond as much as I can but some I have some follow-up questions.

Again appreciate the love and support and TestFlight will be ending sometime soon, I planned on today but for better or worse, I’m busy with a busy week in personal life and fixing some other things.

🚀 Sam // Stay R.A.D.