Last Friday, December 3, 2010, a NASA press conference addressed the ongoing problems with STS-133, the final flight of Shuttle Discovery, which was originally to launch in November 2010. Discovery’s launch has now been delayed until at least February 3, 2011. The impact on STS-134, Shuttle Endeavour’s final flight carrying the SSEP student experiments, is […]
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SSEP is Proud to Announce the Student Proposals Selected for Spaceflight on STS-134
We believe that learners must see themselves in the stories we tell, and experience scientific exploration through their own involvement. We also believe that it takes a community to educate a child… and a network of communities to reach a generation. From: Jeff Goldstein, SSEP National Program Director Center Director, National Center for Earth and […]
The SSEP Step 2 Review Board for STS-134
The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education is both proud and excited to introduce the SSEP National Step 2 Review Board for the flight experiment opportunity on STS-134—the final flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour. Listed below are the 17 Board Members—scientists, engineers, and science educators from academia, federal agencies, national science education non-profits, and […]
STS-134 Launch Moved 1 Day to February 27, 2011, Due to “Space Traffic Jam”
The launch of STS-134 has been slid one day from February 26 to February 27, 2010. Read about the “traffic jam” at Space.com. The date has been updated across this website. The NASA STS-134 Mission Information page has specific details on the flight profile for Endeavour.
STS-134 Experiment FAQ, and How Teachers and Students can Submit Questions
The STS-134 Flight Experiment FAQ now contains lots of good information based on exceptional questions from students and teachers across the SSEP participating communities. This includes valuable information on how samples are turned over to ITA; how samples are harvested on Shuttle landing and turned over to student teams; mini-lab operation; and information on the […]
STS-134 Experiment Design FAQ
This FAQ is specifically for SSEP on STS-134, and is made available as an archive for communities that participated in SSEP on STS-134. This FAQ is updated as questions are received by the SSEP Team that relate to all aspects of flight experiment design for STS-134, e.g., questions on how to think about the experiment opportunity, […]
Great News: NASA Officially Delays Launch of STS-134, Enabling SSEP
Hello everyone- NASA has formally rescheduled the launch of STS-134 from mid-November 2010 to 4:19 pm EST – Feb 26, 2011. See: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html You will recall that moving forward with SSEP required a delay until at least mid-January 2011. On our Critical Timeline found on the How to Participate page we also stated that NASA […]
New Flight Opportunity for School Districts: Announcing Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 19 to the International Space Station, Starting September 2024
Download PDF of this Press Release NASA News: SSEP Wins Award for Research on International Space Station Video Clips describing SSEP: Clip 1 (NASA), Clip 2 (NASA) SSEP Showcased in Scientific American [Video] SSEP Showcased at Congressional Hearing, 11/5/19: STEM Impact in Era of Commercial Space After reading this Press Release, carefully read the SSEP Homepage that serves as an Executive […]
SSEP Mission 19 to ISS: Mission Patch Art and Design Competition
DEADLINES: October 4, 2024: Deadline for Community’s first draft of a One- or Two-Patch Plan to be Received by NCESSE via Email, by 5:00 PM Eastern Time (USA) NOTE: once received, NCESSE will determine if the Plan includes all needed information, and is consistent with all requirements necessary for a community to fly a Mission […]
SSEP Mission 18 to the International Space Station Has Begun: Welcome Aboard to 15,000 Participating Students Across 38 Communities in the U.S., Canada and Ukraine
The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE), and its international arm, the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Space Education, are honored to announce the start of program operations for Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 18 to the International Space Station (ISS) – the 20th SSEP flight opportunity since program inception […]