It is obvious that Space Education is very important for sustainable space development as children is going to bear new era of space development. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency （thereafter called "JAXA"） believes that all children hold 3 spirits which are "Curiosity", "Adventurous" and "Craftsman-ship". We are trying to ignite children's these spirits toward the nature, life and the universe with the effective use of space subjects and materials since the establishment of JAXA Space Education Center in 2005. Studying about space is not limited to STEM, but can be applied to all subjects including social studies, music, and home economics. JAXA succeeded to coordinate more than 100 school classes in various subjects all over Japan in each year. In geography, students learned geographical feature of the mountain range from the images taken by JAXA's land observing satellite wearing 3D glasses so that they felt as if they were watching it from the space. In home economics, students discussed and came up with ideas for new space food menu considering nutrition and preservability. One of the idea has been selected as Japanese Space Food.
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