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ISS Benefits for Humanity: Train Like an Astronaut

Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut uses the excitement of exploration to challenge students to become our next generation of fit explorers!

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All Systems Go! Mission X 2015

Welcome to Mission X, a 6-week international fitness challenge. We're focusing on fitness and nutrition as we help students to "train like an astronaut."

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Early Challenge 2015 Completed!

Astro Charlie is getting ready for the Mission X 2015 Challenge by exercising, eating healthy and learning about the challenges of living in space. As Charlie prepares for his mission, children from Chile and South Korea are joining together to help Astro Charlie get ready! Every activity the children do will gain points to give Astro Charlie energy to Train Like an Astronaut and travel around the world.

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Early Challenge 2015

Students from around the world are getting ready to Train Like Astronauts… are YOU ready?? Turn up your speakers and get ready to dance as we celebrate the transition from MX Early Challenge to MX 15 Challenge! Can you guess which countries are shown? Go Mission X!

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MX 2014 Summary video

Congratulations on a year full of exciting Mission X activities and events! Watch the video showing children from around the world participate in Mission X as they train like an astronaut.

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Mission X 2014 International Closing Event

NASA EDGE travels to Belgium for the Mission X 2014 International Closing Event. Special guests include European Space Agency Astronaut Frank De Winne, Catherine Vuidar and the Mission X students

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Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut is an international educational challenge focusing on fitness and nutrition as we encourage students to train like an astronaut.

Mission X is focused on fitness and nutrition because we know that a healthy body is necessary to be a Fit Explorer! The World Health Organization has designated childhood obesity as one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century - and diet, physical activity, and health are the best answers to this largely preventable problem.

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Mission X News

ALLENARSI PER L'EQUILIBRIO

Fri, 01/30/2015 - 11:45 – Scuola Monterisi ...

work in progress!
Das Forschermobil gibt den Geist auf

Fri, 01/30/2015 - 11:32 – Katzenklasse

Heute versuchte das Forscherteam mit dem Marsmobil und den Ausrüstungsgegenständen eine unbekannte Ecke zu erforschen. Plötzlich seltsame Geräusche des Fahrzeuges. Wie sollte die Besatzung mit ihrer Ausrüstung zurückkommen? Als Ersatz gab es 4 Handwägen (Leitern) um alle Mitglieder und Ausrüstungssgegenstände wieder sicher zurückzubringen.

Außerdem haben wir ein menschliches Förderband entwickelt. Einige Kinder rollen gleichzeitig über Matten und transportieren so einen Forscher weiter.

Als Abschluss haben wir dann Krebsball gespielt. Wer vom Ball getroffen wird, kann als Krebs die anderen Mitspieler fangen. Erwischt ein Krebs einen Ball und kann ein stehendes Kind abschießen, darf er wieder aufstehen. Das Spielfeld kann verkleinert werden, wodurch das Spiel wesentlich schneller und anspruchsvoller wird.
Crew Strength Training

Fri, 01/30/2015 - 09:37 – Holger Deinl

Work hard El Paso Astronauts! You don't need any fitness studio to become stronger! Just go outside and use your body! Gravity is here! Great job!

Arbeitet an euch, El Paso Astronauts! Ihr braucht kein Fitness-Studio, um fit und stark zu werden. Geht nach draußen und nutzt euren Körper fürs Krafttraining! Die Schwerkraft hilft! Super gemacht!
Base Station Walk Back

Fri, 01/30/2015 - 09:32 – Holger Deinl

Day 1 of MissionX 15! It was a great day here in El Paso to make some endurance workout. Nice temperatures and sunshine made it comfortable to run long distances - but take care: drink a lot! rest!

Tag 1 bei der MissionX 15! Ein perfekter Tag, um sich ums Ausdauertraining zu kümmern. Warme Temperaturen und Sonnenschein sorgten dafür, dass die Motivation hoch war, lange Distanzen zu laufen - aber aufgepasst: Viel trinken und pausieren!
Barnham School complete- Planet you go, Gravity you find

Fri, 01/30/2015 - 08:17 – Williamson

We had to run as fast as we could across the halls to a set of weights.

We picked up the weights safely with a straight back whilst squating. completed 5 lifts before running back to the beginning for the next person to do the same.

We then tried to beat our time on our next go.
Barnham School build and astronaut core

Fri, 01/30/2015 - 08:15 – Williamson

We had to do cycles of 10 push up, 10 sit ups, 10 leg lifts and then do the plank for 30 seconds.

We had to use our abdominal muscles to help improve our core. We could feel our abdominal muscles working hard.

It was hard but really fun.

We finished off with a competition with the whole class and teacher to see who could do a plank for the longest.
Barnham School build and astronaut core

Fri, 01/30/2015 - 08:15 – Williamson

We had to do cycles of 10 push up, 10 sit ups, 10 leg lifts and then do the plank for 30 seconds.

We had to use our abdominal muscles to help improve our core. We could feel our abdominal muscles working hard.

It was hard but really fun.

We finished off with a competition with the whole class and teacher to see who could do a plank for the longest.
Barnham do an Astro Agility course

Fri, 01/30/2015 - 08:12 – Williamson

We had to go in and out of different chairs, ensuring that we didnt touch the chairs to show our spacial awareness.

We then had to use our skills of balance to stay on a beam.

We then had to hop on each foot through a ladder, then change over to the other leg.

We then finished on push ups before running back to the starting point.

This helped us to improve our spacial awareness, movement skills, co-ordination and speed.
Barnham Explore and Discover

Fri, 01/30/2015 - 08:09 – Williamson

We had to speed walk across to the end of the hall and squat to pick up a weight. We then held it close to our chest and speed walked back to put it back down, repeating this until we had collected and put each weight back in the starting position.

We used our bisep and triceps in our arms and our quad muscles in our legs for added control.
OSSA VIVE,OSSA FORTI

Fri, 01/30/2015 - 07:17 – Fiore Rosanna

In our classroom:the scientific experiment
During our mission are experiencing bone heath.The bone without ossein becomes as shown in the picture.Nutrition and proper exercise can help the bones don' t get sick.
Initially the bone is resistant and at the same time elastic,but in contact with a substance loses mineral part.
Nella nostra classe :l'esperimento scientifico
Durante la nostra missione stiamo sperimentando la salute dell'osso
L'osso senza osseina diventa così come si vede nella foto.
L' alimentazione e l'esercizio fisico aiutano le ossa a non ammalarsi.
Inizialmente l'osso risulta resistente e nello stesso momento elastico, ma a contatto ad una sostanza perde la parte minerale