Light Day Awayby TechGamer

Free mobile space game · In development

Light Day Away

Build your own space program. Launch from real launch pads, reach orbit, then fly all the way to the edge of the Solar System — where Voyager 1 is today.

Get notified at launch Why “one light-day”?

01The game

One launch pad. One whole Solar System.

Real gravity, real orbits, real fuel math. Start small with your first rocket, grow your space agency, and go further than anyone before you.

A white rocket on its launch pad at dusk, next to the steel launch tower and its crew access arm.
Pad 39A at dusk · pre-production render, not final in-game graphics · generic rocket, no brand

Era · 1957 → tomorrow

Every era of rockets

Start with the first rockets of 1957, or with today’s reusable boosters. Then build the ships of tomorrow.

Career · any nation

Every country

Pick any nation, with its budget and its launch sites. Build your space agency from zero.

Map · satellite imagery

Real launch pads

A world map with real launch sites and real satellite imagery. Zoom from orbit down to the pad.

Sol · planets → heliopause

The whole Solar System

Planets, moons, asteroids — and deep-space probes that leave it all behind, like Voyager.

02One light-day

The name comes from Voyager 1.

On 18 November 2026, Voyager 1 becomes the first human-made object one light-day from Earth: a radio message needs a full day to reach it. That is how far this game wants to take you.

Voyager 1 reaches one light‑day in

Wednesday 18 November 2026, at 10:16 UTC (11:16 in Belgium).

Voyager 1 reaches one light-day from Earth on 18 November 2026 at 10:16 UTC.

1977Launch of Voyager 1
2012Crosses the heliopause and enters interstellar space
~26 billion kmOne light-day: the distance light travels in 24 hours
~61,000 km/hIts speed today, still going

Dates and figures: NASA. The distance shown after the milestone is an estimate. Light Day Away is an independent game, not affiliated with NASA, JPL or any space agency.

03Roadmap

Made solo, step by step.

Light Day Away is made by one developer in Belgium, in the evenings and on weekends. Dates are goals, not promises.

  1. Now

    Prototype

    Real orbital physics, first rockets, launch from the pad to a stable orbit.

  2. Winter 2026–27

    Career mode

    Pick a country, manage a budget, unlock new eras and destinations.

  3. Spring 2027

    Closed beta

    First players test the game on their phones. Join the list to take part.

  4. Launch

    iOS & Android

    Free to play, with fair in-app purchases. No loot boxes, no pay-to-win.

04Follow the mission

Be there at lift‑off.