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Our Mission

Every human is already an astronaut on Spaceship Earth. As the Artemis II crew reminded us: "Earth is a lifeboat for all of us and we are on the same crew." Marstronaut in Training™ prepares you to be worthy of representing all of humanity — whether your mission is your neighborhood, your hospital, your classroom, or Mars.

✦ What have I done today to make the world — or someone's world — a bit better than if I weren't here?

GROUND SCHOOL

Health & Foundation

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Every Ground School card is aligned to national and Arizona state standards across 10 frameworks. This program is designed to meet CTE pathway requirements, health education mandates, PE standards, and NASA astronaut candidate competencies simultaneously.

NHES — National Health Education Standards

NHES.1 Comprehend Functional Health Knowledge
NHES.2 Analyze Health Influences
NHES.3 Access Health Information
NHES.4 Interpersonal Communication
NHES.5 Decision-Making Skills
NHES.6 Goal-Setting Skills
NHES.7 Observable Health Practices
NHES.8 Health Advocacy

SHAPE America — Physical Education

PE.1 Motor Skills & Movement Patterns
PE.2 Movement & Fitness Concepts (FITT Principle)
PE.3 Social Skills Through Movement
PE.4 Personal Skills & Benefits of Movement
Indicators: 2.2.6, 2.5.7, 2.5.9, 4.1

CTE — Career Technical Education

Cluster 08: Health Science
  Pathways: Patient Care (198), Public Health (199), Mental Health (195)
Cluster 13: STEM / Manufacturing / Engineering
B1.1-B1.2 Health Knowledge & Body Systems
B2.2 Fitness Assessment
B3.0 Career Exploration

Arizona CTE Professional Skills

1.0 Complex Communication
2.0 Collaboration & Teamwork
3.0 Critical Thinking & Innovation
4.0 Professionalism & Work Ethic
5.0 Financial Literacy
eCTE Career Exploration (Gr 6-8)
Health Science, Bioscience, Emergency Services pathways

NGSS — Next Generation Science

MS-LS1 Structures & Processes (body systems)
MS-LS2 Ecosystems (community health)
MS-PS3 Energy (metabolism, calories)
MS-ESS1 Earth's Place in the Universe
MS-ETS1 Engineering Design
HS: LS1-2, LS1-3, ETS1-1, ETS1-2

ISTE — Technology in Education

1.1 Empowered Learner
1.2 Digital Citizen
1.3 Knowledge Constructor
1.4 Innovative Designer
1.5 Computational Thinker
1.6 Creative Communicator
1.7 Global Collaborator

Common Core — Mathematics

6.RP.A.1-3 Ratios & Proportions (BMI, calories, Mars gravity)
6.SP.A-B Statistics (fitness data, health trends)
7.RP Proportional Relationships
8.SP Scatter Plots & Linear Models
HS: S.ID — Interpreting Data

Common Core — ELA

RI.6.1-4 Informational Text (health research)
W.6.1-2 Argumentative & Informative Writing
W.6.7-9 Research & Evidence
SL.6.1,4,6 Discussion, Presenting, Adapting

CASEL — Social-Emotional Learning

SEL.1 Self-Awareness
SEL.2 Social Awareness
SEL.3 Relationship Skills
SEL.4 Responsible Decision-Making
SEL.5 Self-Management

NASA Astronaut Candidate Standards

Education: STEM Master's degree pathway
Physical: Cardiovascular fitness, BP <140/90, vision 20/20
Leadership: Team leadership & decision-making
Teamwork: Collaborative communication
Psych Fitness: Stress management, resilience, adaptability
Problem-Solving: Analysis under pressure

CARD-TO-STANDARD MAPPING

Card NHES SHAPE CTE NGSS ISTE Math CASEL NASA
GS-01 Health 1,3,6,7 PE.1,2,4 B1.1,B2.2 LS1,PS3 1.1,1.5 6.RP,6.SP 1,5 Physical, Psych
GS-02 Mars Basics 1,3,5 PE.2 B1.2,13 ESS1,ETS1 1.3,1.5 6.RP,7.RP 4,5 STEM, Problem
GS-03 Careers 2,8 PE.3 B3.0,All ETS1 1.1,1.4,1.7 HS.S.ID 2,4 Education, Lead
GS-04 One Health 2,4,8 — 199 LS2 1.6,1.7 6.SP 2,3,4 Teamwork, Adapt
GS-05 Gate All PE.3,4 All All All All All All

Standards verified April 2026 · Sources: schoolhealtheducation.org · shapeamerica.org · azed.gov/cte · nextgenscience.org · iste.org · thecorestandards.org · casel.org · nasa.gov

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