A couple weeks ago, we invited you to try out to see if you’d make the cut as one of the first astronauts to set foot on Mars.

Did you? It might have sounded silly at the time : how can playing a game bring you closer to your dreams?

However, when astronaut Julie Payette told us that the dream of a career in science is often sparked by something grounded in our daily lives, and limited only by our ambition, we figured we’d extend a much larger invitation to M.A.R.S.

We dusted off the corners in our training facilities, saw that there are still a couple CD-ROMs that haven’t been found yet and fun things to undertake.

Our partners, Telefilm Canada, the Commission scolaire de Montréal (CSDM), École des métiers de l’aérospatiale de Montréal (EMAM) and la station de vulgarisation et de loisirs scientifiques du Bas-Saint-Laurent (ASTER), extend the challenge. You never know what you might find out about your future on Mars.

Get ready to blast off to M.A.R.S.! The official launch of the experience is this Thursday, April 9th. Visit http://www.gameforscience.com/mars to embark!