Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut Pilot Study
- Paper number
IAC-11,E1,7.-A1.8,5,x11043
- Author
Dr. Charles Lloyd, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), United States
- Coauthor
Dr. Cristina Olivotto, European Space Agency (ESA), The Netherlands
- Coauthor
Dr. Francois Spiero, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France
- Coauthor
Dr. Andrea Boese, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Germany
- Coauthor
Dr. Germana Galoforo, Italian Space Agency (ASI), Italy
- Coauthor
Dr. Chiaki Mukai, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan
- Coauthor
Ms. Nicole Sentse, European Space Agency (ESA), The Netherlands
- Coauthor
Ms. Danielle de Staerke, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France
- Coauthor
Mrs. Elisabeth Moussine-Pouchkine, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France
- Coauthor
Prof. Marcella Gonzalez Gross, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
- Coauthor
Ms. Jaqueline Cortez, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), United States
- Coauthor
Ms. Heather MacRae, Venture Thinking, United Kingdom
- Coauthor
Mr. Rafael Lorza-Pitt, European Space Agency (ESA), Colombia
- Coauthor
Dr. Maki Niihori, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan
- Coauthor
Ms. Heather MacRae, Venture Thinking, United Kingdom
- Coauthor
Dr. Richard Braeucker, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Germany
- Coauthor
Mr. Jeremy Curtis, UK Space Agency, United Kingdom
- Coauthor
Mrs. Michaela Gitsch, FFG, Austria
- Year
2011
- Abstract
PROJECT OVERVIEW Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut is an international educational challenge focusing on fitness and nutrition as we encourage students to "train like an astronaut." Teams of students (aged 8-12) learn principles of healthy eating and exercise, compete for points by finishing training modules, and get excited about their future as “fit explorers.” The 18 core exercises (targeting strength, endurance, coordination, balance, spatial awareness, and more) involve the same types of skills that astronauts learn in their training and use in spaceflight. This first-of-its-kind cooperative outreach program has allowed 14 space agencies and various partner institutions to work together to address quality health/fitness education, challenge students to be more physically active, increase awareness of the importance of lifelong health and fitness, teach students how fitness plays a vital role in human performance for exploration, and inspire and motivate students to pursue careers in STEM fields. The project was initiated in 2009 in response to a request by the International Space Life Sciences Working Group. USA, Netherlands, Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Colombia, Spain, and United Kingdom hosted teams for the pilot this past spring, and Japan held a modified version of the challenge. Several more agencies provided input into the preparations. Competing on 131 teams, more than 3700 students from 40 cities worldwide participated in the first round of Mission X. OUTCOMES AND BEST PRACTICES Members of the Mission X core team will highlight the outcomes of this international educational outreach pilot project, show video highlights of the challenge, provide the working group’s initial assessment of the project and discuss the future potential of the effort. The team will also discuss ideas and best practices for international partnership in education outreach efforts from various agency perspectives and experiences.
- Abstract document
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