Your Mission: Investigate which factors affect plant growth, and relate these factors to growing plants in space. All the things we take for granted on Earth are either absent or different in space. In space, …
Your Mission: Explore the anatomy of the hand and build a bionic hand from cardboard. In a near future, it is expected that crews of astronauts and humanoid robots will work together to exploit space. …
Your Mission: Explore taste sensations on the tongue and experiment to see which senses influence taste. For astronauts, all their food and drink needs to be carried to the International Space Station (ISS). Eating is …
Your Mission: Design and build a robotic arm to perform some simple tasks. To help out in space, scientists have designed and used robotic arms for years. On Earth, scientists have designed robotic arms for …
Your Mission: Sample, grow, and investigate the micro-organisms around us and research their relationship with many of the products we use every day. Microbiologists have found that microbes can live just about everywhere, even on …
Your Mission: Investigate healthy food choices and Calorie needs for life on earth vs. life in space Astronauts living on the International Space Station need balanced meals to meet their energy and health needs while …
Your Mission: Measure different body parts and explore how these measurements might change in space. How tall are you? Are you sure you know the answer? Studies show that the height of an astronaut increases approximately …