flap-0

FlapKit: FLAP-0 AI CubeSat Development Kit

FLAP-0 is an AI-native CubeSat reference platform for learning, experimentation, and flight programs. It is inspired by JAXA’s Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) and KiboCube program under the United Nations Office of Outer Space (UNOOSA).

GitHub: www.github.com/flapkit

What this repository contains

• Hardware - board family documentation and bring-up notes
• Software - examples and utilities
• Virtual Mission Lab - simulation, fault injection, and test workflows
• Curriculum - labs and modules for mission-based learning

Who this is for

• Students and educators building real space systems
• University labs and research teams prototyping payloads and autonomy
• Emerging programs building workforce pipelines

Quick start

• Read. docs/overview.md

• Choose a path

  • EDU. start with docs/edu/
  • Research. start with docs/research/
  • Programs. start with docs/programs/
• Run the Virtual Mission Lab. docs/virtual-mission-lab/
• Contribute. see CONTRIBUTING.md

Project status

• Hardware. in active development
• Software. in active development
• Docs and curriculum. in active development

Roadmap

• v0. Platform docs + mission templates + initial lab workflows
• v1. Reference hardware bring-up + simulation and HIL expansions
• v2. Flight demonstrations + multi-institution deployments

Contributing

We welcome contributors across hardware, flight software, simulation, curriculum, and documentation Start with CONTRIBUTING.md and open an issue for proposals or questions

License

This project’s licensing will be finalized prior to broad public release If you are a partner institution and need clarity now, open an issue or contact the maintainers

Contact

Palm University College Ghana
FAI Institute

Acknowledgements

UNOOSA
JAXA