Your MissionAccumulate a total of 42 km (26.2 mi) as a team, an individual or as a family… it is …
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.
Up to 14 years old
600 000+
students reached
Open Worldwide
Activities for in and outside the classroom
Explore the Mission X activities made by space scientists and fitness professionals working with real astronauts!
Your Mission: Perform a walk, progressing to 1600m to improve lung, heart, and other muscle endurance. When exploring space, astronauts …
Your Mission: Sample, grow, and investigate the microorganisms around us. Microbiologists have found that microbes can live just about everywhere, …
Your mission: Finish the race as quickly as possible using your team spirit! This resource was created by CNES, ESERO …
Your Mission: Perform an activity that blends together squats, pushups, and jumping in the air (burpees) to promote muscular strength, …
Your Mission: Perform body-weight squats and push-ups to develop upper and lower body strength in muscles and bones. Astronauts must …
Your Mission: Observe and compare bones, and design bone models to investigate ways to keep bones healthy. Explorers need strong …
Did you know that jumping might be a key activity in keeping astronauts healthy in space? Try some jump rope …
Votre mission: Résistez à la gravité pour marquer le plus de points possible. This resource was created by CNES, ESERO …
Your Mission: Perform jump training with a rope to improve strength and endurance. On Earth, humans experience the effects of …
Your mission: Perform a course immersed in water using only your arms to prepare for your future extravehicular activity! This …
Your Mission: Follow Samantha’s routine on the ISS for one week and compare her daily tasks to yours. Observe your …
Let’s HIIT the space gym and get ready to sweat! To keep those hearts and lungs healthy, perform a series …
During a spacewalks, astronauts need some serious dexterity and hand-eye coordination to carefully complete tasks, all while wearing bulky gloves …
Your Mission: Investigate the relationship between microorganisms and many every day products. Microbes live everywhere, including outer space! Scientists have …
Your Mission: Explore the anatomy of the hand and build a bionic hand from cardboard. In a near future, it …
Your Mission: Complete an agility course as quickly and as accurately as possible to improve agility, coordination and speed. When …
Your Mission: Perform a series of somersaults on the ground to improve body coordination, flexibility, balance and strengthen your back, …
Your Mission: Measure different body parts and explore how these measurements might change in space. How tall are you? Are …
Your Mission: Perform a climb training activity on wall bars or a rock wall to improve balance and coordination, and …
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