The Human Factor
EXTENDED MISSION
Activities
Complete a lesson in Mars exploration
Why Do We Explore?
Participate in on-line dialogues about Humans in Space
Space-talk.com
Study Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
Planetary Motion Simulations
Learn about solar radiation
Solar Radiation Activities
Listen to the crew wake-up calls
Shuttle Gallery
Read letters to home from astronauts aboard the Mir space station!
Jerry Linenger’s letters to his son
Andrew Thomas
John Blaha
Shannon Lucid
Research
Explore the Shuttle-Mir program
Shuttle-Mir Web
Explore Russian space stations
Russian Space Station History
Explore the human requirements for extended space flight
Living Aloft! (The NASA History Office)
Read summaries of all the Moon and Mars mission plans
Romance to Reality
Research more about human space flight
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Research how astronauts live and work in space
Living and Working in Space
Read about Humans in Space from the Kids' Almanac
Kids' Almanac
Read about Lonlieness in Space, Living in Space, Space Medicine and Mars Gravity at The National on-line from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The National
Read a book about human's fascination with Mars
Destination Mars: In Art, Myth and Science