SPHERE (Space Schools Exploration and Research Mission) project offers an innovative interdisciplinary and inclusive approach to education, equipping students with cutting-edge tools and involving them in contemporary research opportunities. They will learn curriculum content while embarking on an analog space mission. For a few weeks, they will mimic the challenges of astronauts in foreign worlds in their schools. They will collaborate with schools and researchers across borders in a genuine research journey.

The project will empower educators, providing a comprehensive physical and digital toolkit of experiments, accompanied by tutorials and practical guidelines for developing simulations and supporting student participation in analog space missions. It will also offer an online SPHERE learning journey dedicated to the professional development of educators.

Students will create analog space mission simulations, supported by AI-assisted content, which will enhance their learning experience, while at the same time ensuring differentiation and personalisation opportunities. They will also have the opportunity to participate and collaborate in real analog space missions.

Through these actions, the project will cultivate a cohort of educators equipped to support their peers in embracing similar opportunities, as well as students who are prepared to pursue future careers space-related fields with confidence in their skills and capabilities.

Coordination: OeWF – Austrian Space Forum (Áustria)

Partners: COSPAR (France), Ellinogermaniki Agogi (Greece), NUCLIO (Portugal), OLA – ByoSky, Lda.(Portugal), Space is More (Poland), Technical University of Munich (Germany).

More information on the project website:
https://project-sphere.eu/