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 […]
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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 […]
CASIS and NASA Showcase 3 SSEP Experiments on Cygnus – the First CASIS-Funded Payload to Berth at ISS
The Press Release below is reprinted from the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS). See the original Release at the CASIS website. NASA’s International Space Station website has also run a featured article based on the press release. Read at NASA: Student Experiments Take Flight on Cygnus Cargo Craft MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, […]
BREAKING: Cygnus Spacecraft Captured at ISS, Set to Berth at 9:15 am ET Today – SSEP Falcon 1 Flight Teams Begin Ground Operations Tomorrow
UPDATE 9:25 am ET: The NASA press conference that was scheduled for 1:00 pm ET today has now been moved up to 11:38 am ET Capture of the Cygnus spacecraft by the International Space Station remote arm occurred at 7:00 am ET today. The spacecraft is set to berth with Station at 9:15 am ET […]
Cygnus Spacecraft Aborts Capture at ISS – Rescheduled for Tuesday, September 24
A software problem was identified this morning at approximately 1:30 am EDT when Cygnus established direct contact with the International Space Station. Orbital Sciences has identified the problem and is working on a fix. Due to the relative orbits of Cygnus and ISS, the next alignment for capture is in 2 days on Tuesday, September […]
NASA LIVE TV COVERAGE – 7:25 am EDT, September 22, Capture and Berthing of Cygnus
Capture and Docking of Cygnus with ISS from Analytical Graphics, Inc. on Vimeo. The capture of the Cygnus vehicle, which contains the SSEP Falcon I payload of experiments, and berthing with the International Space Station is expected around 7:25 am EDT. NASA live coverage begins 4:30 am EDT. At about 1 pm EDT, after Cygnus […]
THE SOLUTION to the Student Challenge: Understanding Weightlessness – You Want Me to Take a Bathroom Scale Where?
Ok, I know you’ve been perplexed, and hanging out on the edge of your seat for the last week. And to all the students, particularly in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, that left comments, hey they were really great guesses! You’ve been patiently waiting for me to read my bathroom scale on top of my 260 mile […]