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Stay connected with NASA's human exploration activities in and beyond low Earth orbit.

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Why We Explore

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Why Do We Explore?

From the time of our birth, humans have felt a primordial urge to explore -- to blaze new trails, map new lands, and answer profound questions about ourselves and our universe.

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Education and Outreach Overview

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    While NASA’s Human Research Program studies the functions of the human body in space, our research can also inform and inspire the next generation of space flight researchers and engineers. Sharing what we have learned with the public is an important part of HRP’s mission, and we are dedicated to making the knowledge our scientists and engineers have accumulated as accessible and easy to understand as possible.

    Whether you are a student completing an assignment for school, an educator who wants to bring real-world examples into the classroom, or just an insatiably curious science buff, you are sure to find what you are looking for here.

Education and Outreach

Train Like An Astronaut

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Join NASA in a variety of exciting physical and hands-on activities to encourage students to "Train Like an Astronaut."

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Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut

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Mission X is an international educational challenge sponsored by NASA's Human Research Program, focusing on fitness and nutrition and teaching students how to "train like an astronaut."

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21st Century Explorer

21st Century Explorer

NASA’s 21st Century Explorer will educate learners of all ages about space exploration, the challenges of long-duration space exploration missions, the environment in which the human explorer must ...

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Exploring Space Through Math

Exploring Space Through Math

The focus of Exploring Space Through Math project is to promote inquiry through real world applications. Doing so will place students in the role of NASA scientists, engineers, and researchers.

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Math and Science @ Work

Engage and Educate Advanced High School Students

NASA's Math and Science @ Work project provides challenging supplemental problems for students in advanced STEM classes (grades 10-12), based on space exploration topics. This project engages ...

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Student Opportunities

    Space Life Sciences Ph.D. Track
    NASA's Human Research Program has collaborated with the University of Houston's College of Education to offer a doctoral track in the Space Life Sciences. The track features courses focusing on space physiology and research using ground-based spaceflight models, and students learn first-hand about specific space life science topics from scientists who are conducting state-of-the-art research with NASA.
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    Space Life Sciences Summer Institute
    Students are invited participate in the Space Life Sciences Summer Institute (SLSSI), the purpose of which is to offer a unique learning environment that focuses on current biomedical issues associated with human spaceflight in support of space exploration.
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    Student Employment Opportunities (JSC)
    There are numerous student employment opportunities at JSC in our life sciences programs, beginning with high school all the way through working for advanced degrees.
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Exploration Interactives