SSEP is Honored to Welcome 19 Communities Aboard for Mission 6 to ISS


Mission 6 is Community’s First SSEP Flight Opportunity: Yellow
Mission 6 is Community’s at Least Second SSEP Flight Opportunity: Green
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The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE) in the U.S. and its international arm, the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Space Education, are proud to announce the 19 communities across America and Canada that have come aboard Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 6 to the International Space Station (ISS). The eighth SSEP flight opportunity since program inception in 2010, Mission 6 provides for a microgravity experiment design competition in Winter/Spring 2014, and a projected  flight of Yankee Clipper—the Mission 6 experiments payload—to ISS in Fall 2014. SSEP program operations began in the 19 Mission 6 communities on February 24, 2014. See the Mission 6 Critical Timeline for a list of milestone events.

To the thousands of students participating in Mission 6 to ISS, and to their teachers, families, and communities, welcome to America’s and Canada’s space program, and real research on the frontiers of human exploration.

The Mission 6 community leadership project that across the 19 communities 7,970 students will be fully immersed in microgravity experiment design, and at least 1,590 flight experiment proposals will be received from student teams. Mission 6 is therefore expected to be the SSEP flight opportunity with the largest student engagement to date. For Mission 6,  community leadership also project that a minimum of 15,485 grade K-12 students will be fully immersed in local art and design competitions to select the Mission Patches to fly along with the communities’ selected flight experiments (see the Mission 6 Mission Patch page for more information).

Listed below are the 19 communities participating in Mission 6 to ISS, together with their partner school districts and/or schools, and Community Program Directors.

 

1. Kamloops/Thompson, British Columbia, Canada

Noteworthy: this is the second community in Canada to participate in SSEP

Partner Institutions
School District No. 73

SSEP Community Program Director
Paul Hembling
Principal, Bert Edwards Science & Technology School

 

2. Oakland, California

Partner Institutions
Urban Promise Academy
Oakland Unified School District

SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Alison Ball
7th Grade Science Teacher & Department Chair, Urban Promise Academy

Julia Lehman
6th Grade Math/Science Teacher Department Chair, Urban Promise Academy

 

3. San Diego, California

Partner Institutions
Lead: Clairemont Mesa Education Foundation
Madison Community of Schools
Clairemont Community of Schools
San Diego Unified School District

SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Mike Snyder
President, Clairemont Mesa Education Foundation

Jennifer Moreno
Biology & Engineering Teacher, Science Department Chair, Madison High School

Kevin Regardie
Advanced Mathematics Instructor, Clairemont High School

 

4. San Marino, California

Noteworthy: this is the third SSEP flight for San Marino

Partner Institutions
San Marino High School
San Marino Unified School District

SSEP Community Program Director
Wyeth Collo
Science Teacher/Department Chair, San Marino High School

 

5. Washington, DC – DC Space Grant University Community

Noteworthy: this is the first SSEP community dedicated to 4-year colleges and universities

Partner Institutions
District of Columbia Space Grant Consortium (DCSGC), on behalf of the NASA K-12 STEM Educator Program

SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Eric Day
Program Manager, DCSGC

Megan Kemble
Assistant Director, DCSGC

 

6. Plaquemine, Louisiana

Partner Institutions
Iberville Mathematics, Science, and Arts Academy-West
Iberville Parish Public School System

SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Loren McIntyre
ARTE Lab Director

Scott Stephenson
Teacher, Gifted and Talented, Iberville Math, Science, and Arts Academy-West

 

7. Kalamazoo, Michigan

Partner Institutions
Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo

SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Becky Reits
Principal, St. Monica Catholic School

Katie Gilbert
Advancement Director, Catholic Schools of Greater Kalamazoo

 

8. Madison Heights, Michigan

Partner Institutions
Madison District Public Schools

SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Randy Speck
Superintendent, Madison District Public Schools

Angel M. Abdulahad
Lead Enrichment Teacher, Wilkinson Middle School

 

9. Kansas City, Missouri

Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Kansas City

Partner Institutions
Benjamin Banneker Charter Academy of Technology
A STEAM Village Alliance

SSEP Community Program Director
William Wells
Network Administrator, Robotics and STEM Coordinator Benjamin Banneker Charter Academy of Technology

 

10. Berkeley Heights, New Jersey

Partner Institutions
Governor Livingston High School
Columbia Middle School
Berkeley Heights Public Schools

SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Jim Flakker
Physics Teacher, Governor Livingston High School

Susan Rembetsy
Berkeley Heights Public Schools Science & Art Supervisor

 

11. Long Branch, New Jersey

Partner Institutions
Long Branch School District

SSEP Community Program Director
Jena Carpenter
Science Department Head Teacher, Long Branch High School

 

12. Ocean City, New Jersey

Partner Institutions
Ocean City Public School System

SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Daniel Weaver
Physics Teacher

Matthew Oster
Science Team Leader and Biology Teacher

Mikenzie Helphenstine
Director of Curriculum, STEM, Ocean City Schools

 

13. Flushing, New York

Partner Institutions
World Journalism Preparatory School
New York City Department of Education, District 25

SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Nancy Poulos
Assistant Principal, World Journalism Preparatory School

Dr. Mark Baribault
AP Chemistry Teacher

Helen Reed
Parent Coordinator

 

14. Colleton County, South Carolina

Partner Institutions
Colleton County Middle School
Colleton County School District

SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Patti R. Drawdy
STEM Coach for Professional Development and Curriculum Redesign, Colleton County Middle School

Senaca Baines
Principal, Colleton County Middle School

 

15. North Charleston, South Carolina

Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for North Charleston

Partner Institutions
Palmetto Scholars Academy

SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Marty Hale
Principal, Palmetto Scholars Academy

Timothy Gott
Rising Principal, Palmetto Scholars Academy, 2014-15 school year

Kellye Voigt
Science & Research Teacher

 

16. Knox County, Tennessee

Partner Institutions
Knox County School System

SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Becky Ashe
STEM Coordinator

Dr. Jon Rysewyk
Director of Innovation and School Improvement

 

17. Somerville, Tennessee

Partner Institutions
Fayette Academy

SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Donna Burrus
Biology Lab Instructor

Melissa Norwood
Algebra and Physical Science Teacher

 

18. Rockwall County, Texas

Partner Institutions
Rockwall Independent School District

SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Jean Laswell
Career Technical Education Coordinator

Joey Belgard
Secondary Science Coordinator

 

19. San Antonio, Texas

Partner Institutions
Northside Independent School District

SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Nancy Kreth
Instructional Specialist, Elementary Science

Amanda Ewenson
Instructional Support Teacher, Elementary Science

 


The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) is a program of the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE) in the U.S., and the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Space Education internationally. It is enabled through a strategic partnership with NanoRacks LLC, working with NASA under a Space Act Agreement as part of the utilization of the International Space Station as a National Laboratory. SSEP is the first pre-college STEM education program that is both a U.S. national initiative and implemented as an on-orbit commercial space venture.

The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), and Subaru of America, Inc., are National Partners on the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program.

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The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) is a program of the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE) in the U.S., and the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Space Education internationally. It is enabled through a strategic partnership with DreamUp PBC and NanoRacks LLC, which are working with NASA under a Space Act Agreement as part of the utilization of the International Space Station as a National Laboratory. SSEP is the first pre-college STEM education program that is both a U.S. national initiative and implemented as an on-orbit commercial space venture.