Your Mission: Perform an exercise with balls of different weights, as if you were in different gravitational conditions, to strengthen …
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: 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 …
Time for a brain (and body) twisting game! Using your flexibility and agility, we want to see you navigate your …
Your Mission Playing sports requires teamwork and preparation. Teammates must work together. In space, astronauts also must react to new …
Your mission: Sharpen your senses to score the most goals and develop your reflexes. This resource was created by CNES, …
Your Mission: Perform a walk, progressing to 1600m to improve lung, heart, and other muscle endurance. When exploring space, astronauts …
Your Mission: Perform a reaction time activity using a ruler to practice hand-eye coordination and concentration. In preparation for space …
Your Mission: Investigate healthy food choices and Calorie needs for life on earth vs. life in space Astronauts living on …
Your Mission: Measure different body parts and explore how these measurements might change in space. How tall are you? Are …
Your Mission: Perform jump training with a rope to improve strength and endurance. On Earth, humans experience the effects of …
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: Observe and compare bones, and design bone models to investigate ways to keep bones healthy. Explorers need strong …
Your mission: Frozen water on the moon This resource was created by Space Expo in collaboration with NSO, The Netherlands …
Astronauts need brains and brawn! Using your coordination, endurance and quick thinking, perform five jumping jacks, with a star-jump finish, …
Your Mission: Explore taste sensations on the tongue and experiment to see which senses influence taste. For astronauts, all their …
Your Mission: Assemble a puzzle quickly and correctly to understand the importance of dexterity and hand-eye coordination. When working with …
Let’s HIIT the space gym and get ready to sweat! To keep those hearts and lungs healthy, perform a series …
Your mission: Finish the race as quickly as possible using your team spirit! This resource was created by CNES, ESERO …
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