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SSEP Mission 21 to ISS
Experiment Design Competition and Selection of Flight Experiments: Fall 2025
Flight to ISS: October 2026
Last revised: October 9, 2026
Mission 21 Media Articles: 19
Local and Regional Coverage
Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada
Spaceflight experiment conducted by three Mississippi Mills schools
The Millstone, April 24, 2026
https://millstonenews.com/spaceflight-experiment-conducted-by-three-mississippi-mills-schools/
UCDSB Students’ Winning Science Experiment Heads to Space
Education News Canada, February 17, 2026
https://educationnewscanada.com/article/education/level/k12/3/1184513/ucdsb-students-winning-science-experiment-heads-to-space.html
Melbourne, Florida
Undergraduate Experiment Exploring Neurodegeneration in Microgravity Selected for Spaceflight
Florida Tech New, February 5, 2026
https://news.fit.edu/academics-research/undergraduate-experiment-exploring-neurodegeneration-in-microgravity-selected-for-spaceflight/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRYge9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETE5SkduOGhsYWZsczVsVHVGc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHvBT3I0zVVe6QrPZ1xtGFIujiGjin9E-53ekLrToRPKiLRyWA5EAHSAkMeV7_aem_9cdX37Jyl6N7uuNCW64wzg/
Orlando, Florida
From Take Stock in Children to the International Space Station
Pinellas Education Foundation, August 14, 2026
https://pinellaseducation.org/college-career-readiness/space-station
Take Stock in Children mentee’s kidney stone experiment heads to the ISS this fall
Palm Harbor-Dunedin Beacon, August 13, 2026
https://palmharbordunedinbeacon.com/articles/palm-harbor-student-helps-send-kidney-stone-experiment-to-iss-msraxzv9
Student-designed experiment to be sent to the International Space Station
The Charge, February 13, 2026
https://www.nicholsonstudentmedia.com/news/student-designed-experiment-to-be-sent-to-the-international-space-station/article_37e12d81-cb97-4ecc-867c-c495ffdd50ba.html
St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg College students reach for orbit
St. Pete Catalyst, April 30, 2026
https://stpetecatalyst.com/st-petersburg-college-students-reach-for-orbit/
Students’ Research to Blast into Orbit
St. Petersburg College, April 28, 2026
https://www.spcollege.edu/spc-newsroom/students-research-to-blast-into-orbit
The Search for Life: NASA Scientist Amy Williams Brings Mars Discoveries to SPC
St. Petersburg College, February 5, 2026
https://www.spcollege.edu/spc-newsroom/the-search-for-life-nasa-scientist-amy-williams-brings-mars-discoveries-to-spc
Tampa, Florida
USF student teams win national recognition for space-related research
USF Health – Public Health News, July 20, 2026
https://www.usf.edu/health/public-health/news/2026/usf-student-teams-win-national-recognition-for-space-related-research.aspx
VIDEO: Apollo Beach to the stars: Third grader’s artwork heads to the International Space Station on SpaceX mission
Fox 13 Tampa Bay, May 11, 2026
https://www.fox13news.com/news/apollo-beach-stars-third-grader-artwork-international-space-station-spacex-mission
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha student experiment, art pieces will blast off to space this summer
Nebraska Public Media, March 26, 2026
https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/omaha-student-experiment-art-pieces-will-blast-off-to-space-this-summer/
Albany, New York
Work of NAMS student is out of this world!
City School District of Albany, March 6, 2026
https://www.albanyschools.org/news/1823125/work-of-nams-student-is-out-of-this-world
Asheville, North Carolina
AUDIO: No Limits Radio Show: Earth Day Special Featuring A-B Tech Physics Instructor Shannon Bonomi – April 22, 2026
AB Tech Community College, April 22, 2026
https://abtech.edu/video/no-limits-radio-show-earth-day-special-featuring-physics-instructor-shannon-bonomi-april-22
VIDEO: A-B Tech selected to send winning lubricating oils sciences experiment to space
ABC 13 News, April 2, 2026
https://wlos.com/news/local/space-fest-april-1-2026-north-carolina-reveal-asheville-buncombe-technical-community-college-ab-tech-winning-space-experiment-nasa-spaceflight-gravity
A-B Tech’s Premier Space Fest Event Will Showcase Space Experiment & Offer Interactive Family Friendly Fun
Mountain Express, March 26, 2026
https://mountainx.com/blogwire/a-b-techs-premier-space-fest-event-will-showcase-space-experiment-offer-interactive-family-friendly-fun/
A-B Tech physics students will launch science experiment into space
Biltmore Beacon, February 25, 2026
https://www.biltmorebeacon.com/news/a-b-tech-physics-students-will-launch-science-experiment-into-space/article_68fe5ee4-1e5d-4f28-a817-f0e1956fb8df.html
A-B Tech Physics Students to Launch Science Experiment into Outer Space
AB Tech Community College, February 4, 2026
https://abtech.edu/news/physics-students-launch-science-experiment-outer-space
Athens, Ohio
National Evening of Science on Screen: PROJECT HAIL MARY with Dr. Sarah Wyatt
WOUB Public Media, March 19, 2026
https://woub.org/event/national-evening-of-science-on-screen-project-hail-mary-with-dr-sarah-wyatt/