Spacecraft Materials Kit

Brief description:  Pupils can use the ESA Spacecraft Materials Kit to experimentally investigate a variety of different materials. A set of five activities enables pupils to get acquainted with the properties of different materials, comparing and grouping everyday materials based on: electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, mass, magnetism, and resistance to impact. Pupils will consider which materials are best […]

Up up up! Build and launch your own rocket

Brief description: In this set of four group activities pupils build three different rockets. The first is a simple paper rocket powered by blowing into a straw, the second is a more complex paper rocket powered by squeezing a water bottle, and the third is a chemical rocket. Pupils will launch their rockets to investigate […]

Astronaut Logbook: A week in the life of an astronaut with Samantha Cristoforetti

Astronaut Logbook: A week in the life of an astronaut with Samantha Cristoforetti Your Mission: Follow Samantha’s routine at the ISS for one week and compare her daily tasks to yours. Observe your everyday routine and keep a record of it. Brief description:   In this logbook activity set, students will learn about a typical […]

How to communicate on the Moon?

Brief description: Even daily communication changes when living on the Moon. Without air to carry our voices, we might rely on lasers to beam our message home.https://youtu.be/qgIGzKGdNMoLanguages available:This video contains subtitles in Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swahili and Swedish, and they can also […]

Robots on the Moon

Brief description: Getting stuff done on the Moon requires more effort than what the first settlers can manage by themselves. Robots to the rescue!https://youtu.be/phY6pTL5mqwLanguages available:This video contains subtitles in Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swahili and Swedish, and they can also be auto translated […]

Traveling on the Moon

Brief description: How best to travel on the moon with rocks, boulders and craters in our way? And when settlements expand, what will our lunar infrastructure look like?https://youtu.be/023KfH_5qswLanguages available:This video contains subtitles in Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swahili and Swedish, and they can […]

Local lunar sights

Brief description: Learn more about the local lunar sights! Top tips for an unforgettable Moon adventure include impact craters housing ancient organisms from the days of the universe’s creation.https://youtu.be/i985nPPIKH4Languages available:This video contains subtitles in Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swahili and Swedish, and they […]

Waste management on the Moon

Brief description: One Earthling’s trash is another astronaut’s treasure. We can turn waste products into valuable sources of heat and fuel, and recycled materials on the Moon.https://youtu.be/jmavqwQ0SucLanguages available:This video contains subtitles in Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swahili and Swedish, and they can also […]

What experiments can you do on the Moon?

Brief description: The aim of the Moon mission is to research how to live on other planets. That means not only experimenting on the environment – but also on ourselves!https://youtu.be/YcQ-rq9B4xoLanguages available:This video contains subtitles in Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swahili and Swedish, and […]

Water on the Moon

Brief description: Since the Moon is as dry as Earth’s driest desert, we’ll have to bring water with us. The water recycling system used on the ISS can help our supply last.https://youtu.be/wHJ3F7eIxEMLanguages available:This video contains subtitles in Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swahili and […]