Endeavour’s landing trajectory for 2:35 am EDT is provided on this graphic. Watch the landing live on NASA TV at SSEP. From the Orlando Sentinel: “The path of the landing attempt will take the shuttle across Central America and Mexico, into the Gulf of Mexico west of Cuba and across the state of Florida, coming […]
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FINAL ROLLOUT OF SHUTTLE ATLANTIS TO PAD 8:00 PM EDT, Tuesday, May 31, 2011
As Endeavour prepares for its final return to Earth, Atlantis makes the final rollout to the pad of America’s 30-year Space Shuttle program. Atlantis begins rollout at 8:00 PM, EDT May 31, 2011. For those tuned in to this Blog … that’s right NOW. Watch it live on NASA TV at SSEP.
To all SSEP Student Flight Experiment Teams Across the Nation: STAND BY! Endeavour Scheduled to Land at KSC 2:35 am EDT, June 1
OK, this is what you’ve all been waiting for. Your experiments are currently scheduled to return to Earth on Endeavour at 2:35 am EDT, Wednesday, June 1, 2011. ITA is now ready to receive the payload at the NASA Space Life Sciences (SLS) Lab at KSC, and begin harvesting operations. NASA informed ITA to expect […]
11:55 pm EDT: Endeavour Leaves ISS for Final Time
Live coverage of Endeavour separation in progress at Spaceflight Now: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/status.html
SSEP is Proud to Announce the Student Proposals Selected for Spaceflight on STS-135, the Final Flight of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program
We believe that learners must see themselves in the stories we tell, and experience scientific exploration through their own involvement. We also believe that it takes a community to educate a child… and a network of communities to reach a generation. From: Dr. Jeff Goldstein, SSEP National Program Director Center Director, National Center for Earth […]
NASA’s International Space Station Program Office Showcases SSEP … AS RESEARCH
NCESSE and NanoRacks are excited to pass on that NASA’s International Space Station (ISS) Program Office at Johnson Space Center is featuring the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program on the ISS website at nasa.gov. Not only is this a remarkable honor for all communities engaged in the program, but we need to point out that the […]
In Our Own Words – Crown Point, IN: What Does it Mean to Reach for the Stars?
Sometimes a story about the SSEP experience at the local level is so moving, and so well written, it just needs to be shared far and wide. Here is what the program means to Amanda Arceo, the SSEP Community Program Director for the Avicenna Academy Science Community Collaboration (AASCC) in Crown Point, IN, a SSEP […]
Update: Schedule for Harvesting STS-134 Experiment Samples
The STS-134 Harvesting of Experiment Samples page has been updated to reflect the new harvesting schedule based on the current landing date of Endeavour of 2:32 am on Wednesday, June 1. You can access the page at: http://ssep.ncesse.org/current-flight-opportunities/sts-134-final-flight-of-shuttle-endeavour/sts-134-harvesting-of-experiment-samples/ All STS-134 teams are urged to review the schedule, which has the experiment samples arriving at the […]
Critical Update for SSEP on STS-135: Tentative Selection of Flight Experiments, FS/C Test, and Launch Delay
Tentative Selection of Flight Experiments The SSEP National Step 2 Review Board met at the Carnegie Institution of Washington in downtown Washington, DC, on Wednesday and Thursday, May 18 and 19. The Board tentatively selected a student flight experiment for each of the 11 communities participating in SSEP on STS-135. Most of the Board members […]
SSEP Operations Update: MDA Mini-Lab Activation on Endeavour begins 3:45 am EDT Tuesday, May 17
NCESSE has been informed that the MDA mini-Laboratory containing the SSEP experiments is scheduled to be activated aboard Endeavour early Tuesday morning, May 17. The first slide of the MDA blocks will take place at 3:45 am EDT. The second slide of the blocks, which will activate all Type 2-Prime experiment slots, will take place […]