The January 2014 issue of Air and Space Smithsonian Magazine has an article Right this Way to the Space Station that showcases how NanoRacks, through their Space Act Agreement with NASA, is helping to open up commercial access to the International Space Station. The cover photo shows SSEP researchers and future Drs. Dana Betti, Jordyn Catherall, and […]
Launch of Orb-1, with 23 SSEP Mission 3b and Mission 4 Experiments Aboard, Postponed Until January 2014
Yesterday NASA informed the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE) that the December 19, 2013, launch of Orbital Sciences 1 (Orb-1) out of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), Wallops Island, Virginia, has been postponed until January 2014. Required spacewalks to replace a coolant pump on the International Space Station have taken priority […]
As Tax Year 2013 Comes to a Close, Consider a Charitable Contribution to SSEP
With tax year 2013 winding down, many consider last minute charitable contributions as tax deductions. SSEP is overseen by the non-profit National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE; http://ncesse.org). Through the end of 2013, all donations to NCESSE will be used exclusively to support the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program. All contributions will be […]
SSEP FILMS CANADA PRESENTS – The Next Generation of Cancer Researchers – A Mission 3b to ISS Highlight
(turn up the volume) THE MISSION: One of 12 SSEP Mission 3b to ISS experiments, Falcon II Payload, Launching on Orb-1, December 2013 THE COMMUNITY: Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada THE SSEP COMMUNITY PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Maria Nickel Middle Years Science Coordinator, Woodlands Elementary School marianickel@shaw.ca THE SCHOOL WITH THE SELECTED FLIGHT EXPERIMENT: Grade 5, Brant Argyle […]
Flight Operations Update: SSEP Missions 1 Through 6 to ISS
It has been a remarkably busy month for SSEP at the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE) and NanoRacks. It has included the return to Earth on Soyuz 35S of the Mission 3a Falcon I payload of 5 experiments on November 10, getting ready for the upcoming launch of the 23 combined experiments […]
Falcon I Payload of Experiments Received in Houston, Overnighted by FedEx for Delivery to Student Flight Teams Wednesday, November 13, 2013
The Falcon I payload of 7 SSEP Mission 3a experiments returned to Earth aboard Soyuz 35S, with touchdown in Kazakhstan at 9:49 PM EST, Sunday November 10, 2013 (see November 10 Blog Post.) The payload was then air-freighted to NanoRacks in Houston, where the mini-labs were removed from the payload box. NanoRacks informed NCESSE tonight […]
3 Astronauts, Olympic Torch, and SSEP Falcon I Payload on Ground in Kazakhstan, 9:49 PM EST November 10, 2013
3:16 am EST, November 9, 2013, Astronaut Karen Nyberg Photographs Super Typhoon Haiyan from International Space Station
Potentially the strongest hurricane every recorded by humans on planet Earth, Super Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines as a Category 5 with sustained winds of 195 mph, and gusts to 235 mph. American astronaut Karen Nyberg photographed Haiyan from ISS and posted the image below on Twitter at 3:16 am EST, November 9, 2013 – 6.5 […]
On Sunday, November 10, 2013, You’re Invited to Watch Live Right Here, Soyuz 35S Undocking and De-Orbit with SSEP Falcon I Payload of Experiments
On Sunday November 10, 2013, Soyuz 35S is scheduled for departure from the International Space Station, and de-orbit. It is expected to land on the plains of Kazakhstan at 9:50 pm EST Nov. 10 (8:50 am Kazakh time on Nov. 11) with Expedition 37 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin (Russia), and Flight Engineers Karen Nyberg (NASA) and Luca […]
WATCH LIVE NOW: Astronauts Mastracchio, Tyurin, and Wakata, and Olympic Torch Arrive at ISS, Will Be Aboard for SSEP Mission 3b and 4 Experiments Payloads
Astronauts Rick Mastracchio (USA), Mikhail Tyurin (Russia), and Koichi Wakata (Japan) were launched aboard a Soyuz vehicle at 11:14 pm EST Wednesday, November 7, from Kazakhstan with the Olympic Torch aboard. Soyuz arrived at Station at 5:31 am EST today. Hatch opening is scheduled for 7:40 am EST, with live coverage starting at 7:15 am. […]