NASA issued the Press Release below on January 5, 2014. The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education, the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Space Education and NanoRacks are honored that NASA felt it appropriate to issue a release dedicated to the student researchers across the U.S. and Canada for Student Spaceflight Experiments Program […]
We have a SCRUB for SpaceX-5 Launch, Recycling to Friday January 9, 5:09 am
At T-minus 1 min 28 sec flight controllers aborted launch of SpaceX CRS-5 due to an anomaly in the second stage. First stage performance was nominal. All indications are that SpaceX and NASA will recycle to the next launch date, which is Friday, January 9. Launch would be at 5:09 am EST, with live coverage […]
Live Coverage: Re-flight of Yankee Clipper II – the SSEP Mission 6 to ISS Payload of 17 Experiments Launching on SpaceX-5, 6:20 am ET, January 6, 2015
We are a ‘go’ for liftoff of SpaceX-5 on Tuesday, January 6, 2015. As part of the cargo being transported to the International Space Station will be the SSEP Mission 6 to ISS Yankee Clipper II payload of experiments originally lost on Orb-3 on October 28, 2014. Launch of SpaceX-5 is scheduled for 6:20 am EST, from Cape Canaveral Air Force […]
Flight of Yankee Clipper II: SpaceX-5 Launch Scrubbed, Reset for NET January 6, 2015
Tomorrow’s launch of SpaceX-5 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL, has been scrubbed, and reset for NET (No Earlier Than) January 6, 2015. SpaceX-5 is to carry Yankee Clipper II to the International Space Station, the SSEP Mission 6 to ISS payload of experiments that were originally lost with the Orb-3 failure on October […]
VIDEO: Celebrating Re-Launch of the Mission 6 Yankee Clipper, A Gift – Your Planet from the International Space Station, Time Lapse-EARTH
In celebration of the re-launch of the Yankee Clipper II payload of Mission 6 to ISS experiments on SpaceX-5, and the nearly complete selection of the Mission 7 flight experiments launching in the Spring, the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education and the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Space Education wanted to share what […]
The Mission 6 Student Flight Team, Madison Heights, MI – A Highlight
Below is an article featuring the selected student flight team from the SSEP Mission 6 community in Madison Heights, Michigan. SSEP in Madison Heights is lead by two dynamic educators, Randy Speck, Superintendent of the Madison District Public Schools, and Angel Abdulahad, Lead Enrichment Teacher at Wilkinson Middle School. Over the course of Mission 6, […]
The Loss of Orb-3 and SSEP Yankee Clipper: Failure Happens. What we do in the face of failure is what defines us.
I thought it would be important to put up a blog post on the October 28, 2014, loss of Orb-3 and the SSEP Mission 6 Yankee Clipper payload of experiments, something that could capture the experience in that moment. I think it is an important story to share with the thousands of SSEP students across the […]
Flight of Yankee Clipper – SSEP M6 Update: Launch Rescheduled for 6:22 pm ET Today
Hello everyone- As you likely heard, the launch yesterday was scrubbed due to a boat in the restricted zone (yes, really). Below is the NASA Press Release detailing the next attempt TODAY at 6:22 pm ET. We are assessing if all 8 SSEP delegations that were in attendance yesterday were able to stay for the […]
Live Coverage of the Flight of Yankee Clipper – the SSEP Mission 6 to ISS Payload of 18 Experiments Launching on Orb-3, 6:45 pm ET, October 27, 2014
After launch had been rescheduled a number of times, and then last week’s hurricane Gonzalo threatening a key NASA ground station in Bermuda, NASA announced on October 22 that the Orbital Sciences 3 (Orb-3) mission was a ‘go’ for launch on Monday, October 27, 2014. Liftoff of Orb-3, carrying the SSEP Mission 6 to ISS Yankee […]
Live Coverage: Return-to-Earth of Charlie Brown – the Payload of 15 SSEP Mission 5 to ISS Experiments
The Charlie Brown payload of 15 Mission 5 to ISS experiments launched on July 13, 2014, aboard the Orb-2 vehicle, with liftoff at 12:52 pm ET, from pad 0-A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), Wallops Island, VA. Berthing at ISS took place at 6:39 am ET, July 16, 2014. The 15 flight experiments represent the 15 […]