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: Jeff Goldstein, SSEP National Program Director Center Director, National Center for Earth and […]
Archive | November, 2010
URGENT Update on Formal Announcement of SSEP Proposals Selected for Flight
The SSEP Step 2 Review Panel completed its work late afternoon, Tuesday November 23, 2010. We are extremely excited to say that sixteen proposals were tentatively selected for flight on STS-134, one for each of the communities participating in the Student Spaceflight Experiment Program (SSEP). Experiments selected for flight now move to the next phase, […]
SSEP Goes Interdisciplinary: NanoRacks is Giving Each Community the Ability to Fly an Emblem of Their SSEP Participation on the Space Shuttle
UPDATE (12/6/10): due to the launch delay for STS-134, the Emblems are now due to NCESSE (See address below) by close of business January 31, 2011. The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) overseen by the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education is about inspiring America’s next generation of scientists and engineers, and engaging […]
All SSEP Finalist Proposals Received and Off to SSEP National Step 2 Review Panel
We are happy to report that finalist proposals from all 16 SSEP participating communities have been received and accepted by Dr. Harri Vanhala, SSEP National Program Manger, and as of 12:00 noon ET today, have been forwarded to the SSEP National Step 2 Review Panel. On Monday and Tuesday November 22 and 23, 2010, the […]
Hello Space!
The Zachary Community School System is excited to announce that a group of its students is participating in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP), a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that will allow ONE experiment designed by students from Zachary Community Schools to fly on board Endeavour (STS-134), which will launch on February 27th, 2011. Zachary is one of only […]
Students preparing projects for shuttle
When the space shuttle Endeavour roars off its Kennedy Space Center launch pad in February, a small scientific experiment developed in a Zachary Community School District classroom will be on board, school system officials said. Endeavour’s mission, the 134th space shuttle flight, will take it to the International Space Station to deliver equipment and spare […]