Your mission: Finish the race as quickly as possible using your team spirit! This resource was created by CNES, ESERO …
It’s time to get up, move your body, and train like an astronaut!
Astronauts need years of training and preparation for their missions to space. Learn the key elements to keeping fit and staying healthy in space and on Earth with Mission X.
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Explore the Mission X activities made by space scientists and fitness professionals working with real astronauts!
Your Mission: Investigate which factors affect plant growth, and relate these factors to growing plants in space. All the things …
Venus is the most volcanic planet in our solar system and recent research suggests some of these volcanoes are still …
Your Mission: Perform the Commander Crunch and Pilot Plank to improve the strength in abdominal and back muscles. Astronauts in …
Your mission: Frozen water on the moon This resource was created by Space Expo in collaboration with NSO, The Netherlands …
Your Mission: Carry weighted objects from the Exploration Area back to your Base Station to improve aerobic and anaerobic fitness. …
Your mission: Complete an obstacle course in a wheelchair to develop your coordination and endurance. This resource was created by …
Your Mission: Perform a series of somersaults on the ground to improve body coordination, flexibility, balance and strengthen your back, …
Your Mission: Design and build a robotic arm to perform some simple tasks. To help out in space, scientists have …
Join ESA astronaut, Samantha Cristoforetti and Jaime from Cosmic Kids on a brand new adventure… Yoga in Space! Follow along …
Your Mission: Explore the anatomy of the hand and build a bionic hand from cardboard. In a near future, it …
Your Mission: Explore the importance of hydration and identify the signs of dehydration. Since our bodies are made up of …
During a spacewalks, astronauts need some serious dexterity and hand-eye coordination to carefully complete tasks, all while wearing bulky gloves …
Your Mission: Perform an exercise with balls of different weights, as if you were in different gravitational conditions, to strengthen …
Your Mission Playing sports requires teamwork and preparation. Teammates must work together. In space, astronauts also must react to new …
Your Mission: Measure different body parts and explore how these measurements might change in space. How tall are you? Are …
Your MissionAccumulate a total of 42 km (26.2 mi) as a team, an individual or as a family… it is …
Did you know that jumping might be a key activity in keeping astronauts healthy in space? Try some jump rope …
Your Mission: Complete an agility course as quickly and as accurately as possible to improve agility, coordination and speed. When …
Your mission: Sharpen your senses to score the most goals and develop your reflexes. This resource was created by CNES, …