This is an update of on-orbit flight operations for the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 3b Falcon II and Mission 4 Orion experiments currently on the International Space Station. Crew Interaction Day 3 (of 6) occurred on schedule on Thursday, January 30, 2014. Crew interactions by astronaut Koichi Wakata were completed at 10:10 am ET. […]
VIDEO: A Gift – Your Planet from the International Space Station, Time Lapse-EARTH
The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education and the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Space Education wanted to share what we consider a gift to the human race. Only in the last 60 years has our technology allowed us to venture forth from this world, and see it from the solemnity of space. […]
VIDEOS: Astronaut Koichi Wakata Activating SSEP Mission 3b/4 Experiments on ISS
The following two videos have been downloaded from the International Space Station, forwarded to NanoRacks, and then on to the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education, and the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Space Education. These are video records of on-orbit activations, de-activations and other interactions associated with the SSEP Mission 3b and […]
Be Part of the Adventure TODAY – WATCH LIVE: SPACEWALK at ISS Starting at 8:30 am EST
Today, Monday, January 27, 2014, astronauts are conducting a 6-hour spacewalk at the International Space Station, with hatch opening at 9:10 am EST. If you want to get a sense of what that’s like for the astronauts, the image above is a NASA simulation of a spacewalk in December 2013 to repair a coolant pump. […]
SSEP Mission 3b and 4 Experiments Begin Operations on the International Space Station
The Cygnus spacecraft carrying the 23 SSEP Mission 3b and Mission 4 experiments was captured by Canadarm2 at the International Space Station at 6:08 am ET, Sunday, January 12, 2014. Cygnus was berthed at the Station’s Harmony node at 8:05 am ET. The Mission 3b Falcon II and Mission 4 Orion payloads were transferred to […]
NASA JSC Interview: Dr. Jeff Goldstein, SSEP Program Director, on Orb-1 Launch
An Introduction to the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) The interview below aired live on NASA TV on January 9, 2014, during the launch of Orbital Sciences 1 (Orb-1) out of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), Wallops Island, Virginia. Aboard the Cygnus spacecraft were the 23 SSEP experiments comprising the Mission 3b Falcon II payload and Mission […]
LIVE COVERAGE – The Flight of 23 SSEP Mission 3b and Mission 4 to ISS Experiments on Orb-1, Liftoff January 9, 1:07 pm ET, MARS
We are again GO FOR LAUNCH of Orb-1 and the 23 SSEP Mission 3b and 4 experiments. There are 6 SSEP community delegations still at Wallops Island, absolutely determined to watch Orb-1 leave the pad. Fingers crossed. FYI – the photo above was taken by Ken Kremer from Universe Today. He is covering Orb-1 flight […]
Orb-1 Launch Reset to January 9, 2014, 1:07 pm
NCESSE has been informed that Orbital Sciences and NASA have rescheduled the launch of Orb-1 to January 9, 2014, at 1:07 pm ET. The Cygnus spacecraft is still scheduled to arrive at ISS on Sunday, January 12. See: http://www.orbital.com/NewsInfo/MissionUpdates/Orb-1/index.shtml NCESSE is requesting, by 7:30 pm ET this evening, that all SSEP delegations currently at Wallops Island […]
Orb-1 Launch Postponed to Possibly Jan 9 Due to Space Radiation Environment
We received the following information via NASA 30 minutes ago. In consultation with NASA, we are asking all SSEP delegations at Wallops Island to still proceed to the Visitor Center at 9:00 am for a 9:30 am media briefing. More on the launch delay to follow later in the day as new information is available. […]
WE ARE GO FOR LAUNCH – The Flight of 23 SSEP Mission 3b and Mission 4 to ISS Experiments on Orb-1, Liftoff January 8, 1:32 pm ET, MARS
The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education, the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Space Education and NanoRacks, are proud to announce that the SSEP Mission 4 Orion payload of 11 experiments, and SSEP Mission 3b Falcon II payload of 12 flight experiments, will be aboard the Orbital Sciences 1 (Orb-1) vehicle launching on Janaury 8, 1:32 pm […]