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Mission Discovery King's College London
Biomedical Focus - July 9th to 13th, 2012

Winning team with Astronauts Ken Ham and Mike McCulley at Mission Discovery, Imperial College London.



Mission Discovery Itinerary



NASA Team Building and Personal Development

Why Biomedicine in Space?

NASA team building, leadership Types, personal development and first crew assignment

The Environment of Space and Space Shuttle Missions

How the body adapts to weightlessness

Biomedical experiments in space, working in space and the crews' first steps towards mission accomplishment



Full Mission Brief

The International Space Station as an environment for biomedical research

The cardiovascular system, from take-off to landing and the time that flows. Detailed mission brief. advanced draft crew mission outlines

Improving Life on Earth

Presentation skills, how Space can improve life on Earth and how space experiments can help increase our knowledge of skeletal and muscle systems, ageing, growth, exercise, pain and rehabilitation

Completion of mission presentations



Final Mission Selection

The teams will present their ideas and be able to join in the selection of the Mission Discovery Final Mission Selection

The Mission Discovery team will...

Dine and socialise with the Mission Crew Members. Rewards for the day will be made and certificates / prizes awarded

Further Information

Location: King's College London

Date: 9th to 13th July, 2012

Length of Assignment: Daily 09.30 until 16.30

Cost: £325 non-residential or £650 residential, including 4 nights accommodation

Crew Quarters: King's College London