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NASA Resources

Living and Working in Space: Learn more about what it is like for astronauts to live and work in space via this scientific article.

Experiments to Unlock How Human Bodies React to Long Space Journeys: Learn more about how human bodies react to long space journeys via this scientific article.

What is Microgravity?: Read this article to learn more about what microgravity is, how it works, and why NASA studies it.

The Human Body in Space - NASA: Read this scientific article to learn more about the toll of space on the human body.

7 Sports Astronauts Love Without Gravity: Read this article to learn more about sports astronauts play while in space - and the benefit these sports have on an astronaut's well-being.

Space Agency Partner Resources

European Space Agency (ESA)

Erasmus Experiment Archive: The Erasmus Experiment Archive (EEA) is a database of ESA-funded or co-funded experiments covering a wide range of scientific areas, which were performed during missions and campaigns on/in various space platforms and microgravity ground-based facilities, starting from 1972.

Planetary Science Archive: The European Space Agency's Planetary Science Archive (PSA) is the central repository for all scientific and engineering data returned by ESA's Solar System missions: currently ExoMars 2016, Giotto, Huygens, Mars Express, Rosetta, SMART-1, BepiColombo and Venus Express, as well as several ground-based cometary observations.

Human and Robotic Exploration Data Archive: The HREDA archive collects the results of ESA funded or co-funded experiments covering a wide range of scientific areas, which were performed during mission and campaigns on/in various space platforms and microgravity ground-based facilities.

Canadian Space Agency (CSA)

Effects of Space on the Human Body: This page provides an overview of the effects of space on the human body.

The Vection Virtual Reality Experiment: This article provides more information about the applications of virtual reality in space missions.

Living Aboard Orion: This article is about life aboard the Orion space capsule. It also talks about the flywheel, a device that helps astronauts stay in good health while on space missions.

2024 NASA Space Apps Challenge

Galactic Games: Fun in a Microgravity Environment!