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SSEP has just been alerted to the possibility that if the federal government were to shut down next week, which may happen if the Congress cannot agree on the budget for the current fiscal year, the launch of STS-134 may be delayed from the current April 29 date. Though this is by no means certain […]

The launch slip of STS-134 from April 19 to April 29 has prompted a significant re-examination of travel planning for the 300 SSEP students, teachers, administrators, and family members that were heading to Kennedy Space Center for the launch. The key issue is that rescheduling of travel for 3 communities is not an option either […]

The STS-135 Flight Experiment FAQ is now fully operational for all students and teachers engaged in the SSEP opportunity on STS-135. It is accessed through the “Resources” link in the navigation banner at the top of any SSEP web page. As a starting point for the new FAQ, we have culled all relevant questions from […]

Based on the STS-134 launch slip to April 29, 2011, NCESSE has formally revised the milestone dates for student team submission of flight samples (fluids and solids) for their SSEP experiments. All SSEP Community Program Directors, Teacher Facilitators, and Student Team members are urged to review changes on the following two SSEP pages: STS-134 Submission […]

Here are the links to the official NASA notifications: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/ http://www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/schedule.html Note that the new launch time is 3:47 pm EDT on April 29.

I am sorry to have to report that we have just received word from NanoRacks that the STS-134 launch has officially slipped to April 29. We will need to revise the Critical Timeline on the Submission of Experiment Samples page, and we will need to revise the Launch Plans page. We will not do this […]

As of 8:30 am today, NCESSE had not received any word as to whether the launch of STS-134 will be postponed. However, the Daily Beast is reporting that the launch of STS-134 may be put off until April 29. Until there is official word from NASA, we have no choice but to assume the launch […]

3/25/11, 4:00 PM ET: WE WERE JUST ALERTED BY NASA AT KSC THAT THEY NOW STRONGLY ADVISE US TO GET TO KARS PARK NO LATER THAN 3:00 PM ON APRIL 19 FOR THE LAUNCH. NASA IS VERY CONCERNED THAT WE MIGHT BE STUCK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC EVEN 3 HOURS BEFORE LAUNCH. WE ARE THEREFORE CHANGING KARS […]

NEW INFORMATION: STS-134 Launch Plans at Kennedy Space Center Time sensitive information on public tours at KSC on April 21, and the location of the SSEP Community Network Meeting on April 20, are now available at the Launch Plans for STS-134 page at the main SSEP website. The meeting will be web-streamed live for classes back […]

NanoRacks, ITA, and NCESSE, in concert with NASA, have fully defined the timeline and procedures for student teams to submit the experiment samples (fluids and solids) that will be integrated into the payload for flight aboard STS-134. Congratulations to one and all, you are now GO FOR LAUNCH. All Teacher Facilitators and Student Teams are […]