With SpaceX’s first rocket launch last night since the loss of SpaceX CRS-7 on June 28, 2015, not only did the vehicle successfully deploy 11 satellites in orbit, but it safely returned to Earth and soft landed. This is an entirely new capability. Up until now, rockets in the space age burned up on re-entry. […]
Archive | December, 2015
Over the Holidays, You Might Be Able to See ISS Fly Overhead – It’s an Amazing Sight
To teachers, please pass this post on to your students before the holiday break. They might be able to see ISS fly overhead during the holidays with their families. The SSEP national team wanted to extend the very best wishes for a wonderful holiday season to the entire SSEP family across the U.S. and […]
With the Return of Three Astronauts from ISS Today, and as a Shout-out to Our Two Canadian Mission 9 to ISS Communities, a Song by Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield (with a little help from David Bowie)
8:40 am ET, December 11, 2015 We started a tradition. At the beginning of each new SSEP flight opportunity, we now post on this blog the NASA Johnson Style video. It’s a way to get thousands of new student microgravity researchers and their communities into the spirit of this program. (Sound familiar Mission 9?) But […]
NCESSE and Clarke Institute Honored to also Provide Certificates of Accomplishment to Mission 9 Teachers, Local Partner Orgs, and Individuals
The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program would not be possible without the passion and unwavering dedication to our children of all the teachers and administrators in the SSEP communities, the Local Partner Organizations that embrace the spirit of community and the importance of education, and the individuals that step to the plate as quiet heroes serving […]
With SSEP Mission 9 to ISS Flight Experiment Selection Approaching, NCESSE Honored to Provide Student Certificates of Accomplishment to Communities
The goal of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) is to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers, and engage entire communities in the process. In this vein, we believe that it is vitally important that the thousands of students participating in SSEP Mission 9 to ISS have a lasting recognition of their involvement in […]