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 | 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 […]
Election Day on the International Space Station
If International Space Station Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineer Kjell Lindgren voted from 260 miles above Earth’s surface, well … there’s really no excuse for all the other earthbound Americans not to vote (as of November 3, 2015, 6:34:20 pm ET, that would be 322,089,235 – 2) Click on the image below to go […]
As Seen from ISS: Hurricane Patricia – “Strongest Hurricane on Record” Approaching Mexico
Space Station Commander Scott Kelly posted this photo on Twitter at 3:37 pm ET today. Hurricane Patricia has become one of the strongest storms ever measured on Earth, comparable to Super Typhoon Haiyan, also photographed from ISS on November 9, 2013. With maximum sustained winds of 190 mph (down from 200 mph earlier in the day), […]
WATCH LIVE: Wed October 28 and Fri November 6 – SpaceWalks by U.S. Astronauts on ISS
The NASA press release below provides the details of two upcoming spacewalks by U.S. astronauts – Station Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineer Kjell Lindgren – on October 28 and November 6, which will be carried live on NASA TV. A NASA briefing also carried live will air on October 22 to discuss the […]
VIDEO: Time Lapse Earth, A Gift to the Students Engaged in Mission 9 to ISS, and to the Mission 7 and 8 Student Flight Teams Awaiting Launch
As was the case with prior SSEP missions, given we are in the midst of Mission 9 to ISS, we thought it would be a good time to share this video by Bruce Berry. It is a gift from past astronauts aboard the International Space Station who captured our world from orbit in stunning […]
New NASA Johnson Video on Plant Growth on ISS
On August 10, 2015, history was made on the International Space Station when astronauts sampled fresh red romaine lettuce, the first food to be grown, harvested and eaten in space. On August 12, 2015, we reported the news here as a blog post titled Astronauts Eat Space-Grown Food for the First Time. Mission 9 student […]