If Ottawa residents ever wondered what it would be like to build a colony on Mars, there’s an app for that.

The Canada Aviation and Space Museum launched the museum’s newest mobile application on Oct. 18.

Space Frontiers: Dawn of Mars lets players be a commanding officer of M.E.T. 003, the third Mars Expeditionary Team, players are on a one-way mission to land and establish the first permanent settlement on Mars.

Players explore real Martian locations through narrative gameplay, and turn a fledgling outpost into a thriving metropolis. Read more