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Mission X
Mission X is an international educational challenge that focuses on health, science, fitness and nutrition and encourages pupils to train like an astronaut. The challenge involves a set of physical and educational activities, developed by space scientists and fitness professionals working with real astronauts. Each Mission X activity completed earns steps towards helping the virtual Mission X mascots, Luna and Leo, walk the distance from the Earth to the Moon.
The challenge is organised by the European Space Agency and the UK Space Agency. To find out more about Mission X, visit https://www.stem.org.uk/esero/primary/competitions-and-challenges/mission-x.
In addition to the Mission X activity guides, there are also some space themed health and nutrition resource booklets, available towards the end of this collection.
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Do a spacewalk
In space, astronauts must be able to perform physical tasks that require muscle strength and coordination. One task that certain astronauts must be able to complete is an Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA), or spacewalk. Spacewalks allow a crew member to examine the outside of space vehicles, like the International...
Taste in space
For astronauts, all their food and drink needs to be carried to the International Space Station (ISS). Eating is an important part of crew morale and the one communal time when they share both a meal and talk with each other. But from the early 1960s, astronauts found that their taste buds did not seem to be as...
Living bones, strong bones
Explorers need strong bones so they can face the physical challenges placed on their bodies while in space. The longer astronauts are in the environment of space, the weaker their bones become due to a lack of loading forces. Bones below the waist are most affected by reduced gravity environments, and the bones...
Energy of an astronaut
Astronauts living on the International Space Station (ISS) need balanced meals to meet their energy and health needs while in space. Food scientists and nutritionists at NASA ensure that astronauts eat balanced meals in space by consulting the Nutrition Fact labels and studying the nutritional needs of astronauts...
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| Subject(s) | Space, Design and technology, Food Preparation and Nutrition, Science |
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| Age | 7-11, 11-14 |
| Published | 2010 to 2019 |
| Published by | 
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cxfqj9 |
