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. […]
In Honor of the November 10, 2013, Return of Astronauts Yurchikhin, Nyberg, and Parmitano, and the SSEP Falcon I Experiments Payload, a Song by Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield (with a Little Help from David Bowie)
We started a tradition. At the beginning of each new SSEP flight opportunity, we now post on this blog the NASA Johnson Style video. It’s a way to get thousands of new student microgravity researchers and their communities into the spirit of this program. (Sound familiar Mission 6?) But why not post a powerful video […]
ISS Gets Crowded: This Thursday, November 7, 2013, Nine Astronauts, the Olympic Torch, and Prep for Soyuz 35S Return to Earth with Falcon I Payload
The NASA press release below, issued last Wednesday, October 30, provides a great sense of what’s coming up this week on the International Space Station, including the return of the SSEP Falcon I payload. It’s become quite the Grand Central Station in orbit. SSEP student flight teams are now preparing for the return of Falcon […]
The Flight of SSEP Falcon 1: ISS On-Orbit Flight Operations Update, Final Experiment to be Activated November 1, 2013
Follow along with the flight of Falcon 1, the SSEP Mission 3a payload of student experiments. The SSEP Falcon I payload of 7 experiments arrived on the International Space Station (ISS) at 8:45 am ET, September 29, 2013. Falcon I was ferried to ISS on the historic first flight of the Orbital Sciences Cygnus spacecraft. […]
Carried on Cygnus and Currently Aboard ISS, NCESSE is Honored to Present the 32 Mission Patches – Selected From 4,840 Submissions – For the 17 Communities of SSEP Mission 3
The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education, and Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Space Education, are proud and honored to present the 32 Mission Patches representing the 17 communities of SSEP Mission 3 to ISS, including SSEP’s first international community, Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada. The Mission Patches were transported to the International Space Station (ISS) as […]
New Flight Opportunity for School Districts: Announcing Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 6 to the International Space Station for 2014
Download a PDF of this Press Release After reading this Press Release, be sure to read the SSEP Homepage that serves as an Executive Summary for the program Subscribe to receive email notification of breaking news on SSEP using the Subscribe Box at the bottom of the right column. Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 6 to the […]