Research questions:
What is required for a successful, self-sustaining colony on alien planets?
Will the spacecraft become a part of the colony, or will it need to go back and forth between the candidate planet and Earth?
What other considerations must be taken into account when designing the spacecraft?
In designing a habitat for human life on each candidate planet, what considerations must be taken into account so that human needs are met?
NASA's expandable space habitat
International Space Station ISS
International Space Station info for students
Space Colonization - Princeton University
Kepler Exoplanets - YouTube video
European Space Agency - Tiny Animals Survive Exposure to Space