The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program would not be possible without the passion and unwavering dedication to our children of all the teachers and administrators in the SSEP communities, the Local Partner Organizations that embrace the spirit of community and the importance of education, and the individuals that step to the plate as quiet heroes serving […]
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In Recognition of All The Teachers and Administrators That Make SSEP Possible – A Teacher Certificate of Accomplishment
Since the first of six SSEP flight opportunities to date, on the final flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-134) back in May 2011, 18,500 grade 5-14 students have been fully engaged in experiment design and proposal writing, 4,347 proposals have been received from student teams, 53 flight experiments have flown on Space Shuttles or to […]
NEW: Science Return and Reporting Section on SSEP Website for Conference Presentations and Research Papers
The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education and the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Space Education have just launched a new web section at the SSEP Community Network Hubsite, which is dedicated to student team reporting on experiment design and science results. A main reporting page provides an overview of the new section […]
NASA FEATURE ARTICLE: Student Scientists Seek and Share Results From Space Station Studies
At NASA’s website, over at the International Space Station RESEARCH pages, there is a wonderful article on SSEP written this month by Jessica Nimon, the Research Communications Manager at the NASA ISS Program Science office at Johnson Space Center. The article highlights experimental findings from SSEP student research teams as reported at the July 2012 […]
In Our Own Words: “MAGICAL”, Interlake School Division, Manitoba, Canada – SSEP’s First International Community
Interlake School Division in Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada, is the first International SSEP community, and is one of 17 communities participating in Mission 3 to ISS. For International Communities, SSEP is sponsored by th Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Space Education. Maria Nickel, the SSEP Community Program Director for Interlake, recently sent the email below to […]
SSEP Making a Difference? This Holiday Season, How You Can Truly Help At No Cost by Shopping at Amazon.com
We created the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) to help inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers, and in terms of science literacy, to provide students an authentic view of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). We believe SSEP is making a difference, with now nearly 6,000 grade 5-14 students fully immersed in science […]
TODAY’S NASA LIVE COVERAGE OF SOYUZ TMA-05M DEPARTURE FROM ISS: SSEP Antares and Aquarius II Experiment Payloads Return to Earth
For those following along with the flight of the Antares and Aquarius II experiments payloads, on Friday, November 16, 2012, 12:15 pm ET, Commander Sunita Williams conducted the final scheduled interactions with the SSEP payloads. Two experiments were activated, one shaken, and three de-activated. A complete catalog of all on-orbit interactions is found in the Experiments Log. […]
Now Available In USTREAM Archive: November 15, 2012 Live Webcast Between Astronauts Aboard ISS and 9,500 Students of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program
If you missed the webcast of the November 15, 2012, video-conference between Commander Sunita Williams and Flight Engineer Kevin Ford aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Leland Melvin at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, and 9,500 students of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program, then we have good news! It is now available, in […]
NASA Press Release: [SSEP] Students Conduct Live Conversation with Orbiting NASA Astronauts
November 15, 2012 RELEASE: 12-401 STUDENTS CONDUCT LIVE CONVERSATION WITH ORBITING NASA ASTRONAUTS WASHINGTON – More than 9,500 student participants from the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) took part in a live video downlink with International Space Station Expedition 33 Commander Sunita Williams and Flight Engineer Kevin Ford. The long-distance conversation took place Thursday at […]