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10 Space Exploration Science Projects You Can Do At Home!

Materials and instructions for each project:

1. Cable-driven spacecraft motion simulator: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/SpaceEx_p050/space-exploration/cable-driven-spacecraft-motion-simulator
2. Arduino planetary lander: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/SpaceEx_p048/space-exploration/arduino-planetary-lander
3. Whipple shield: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/SpaceEx_p051/space-exploration/whipple-shield-space-debris
4. Ion thruster: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Phys_p119/physics/ion-wind-rotor
5. Parachute terminal velocity: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/SpaceEx_p043/space-exploration/parachute-terminal-velocity
6. Vertical landing model rocket: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/SpaceEx_p046/space-exploration/vertical-landing-rocket
7. Baking soda and vinegar rockets: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Chem_p086/chemistry/rocketology-baking-soda-vinegar-lift-off
8. Rocket catcher: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Phys_p132/physics/catch-a-rocket-engineering-challenge
9. Micro:bit planetary lander: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/SpaceEx_p047/space-exploration/microbit-mars-lander
10. Diaphragmatic breathing: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/HumBio_p070/human-biology-health/Stress-Management-Astronaut-Training


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