We are wondering if all the running through the airport yesterday may have helped with the aeration of the water in the vials. Even so, we opened the vials last night to try to get more oxygen into the water. … Continue reading →
Archive | April, 2011
Waiting for the Eggs
We are now waiting for the eggs to be delivered so that they can be combined with the water and delivered to Kennedy Space Center. We know that the FedEx shipment arrived at the Orlando Airport at 7:21. UPS has … Continue reading →
April 26: Update to STS-134 Launch Plans at KSC
The Launch Plans for STS-134 page has been updated as of 6:00 am April 26. The schedule for the SSEP Community Network Meeting is now locked in. We were unable to get an astronaut to speak. The meeting data was unfortunately in conflict with their availability. But the meeting agenda has now gone through a […]
Airline Travel
We were almost an hour late taking off from Albany. We had 10 minutes from the time we landed to the time our plane was supposed to depart to make it from terminal C50 to B12. We decided to run … Continue reading →
Water Samples Made it Through Security
We were able to bring the six vials of water samples through airport security (weren’t sure with all of the limitations on liquids if this was going to be possible). Waiting to board the plane.
Water Samples
We got back from vacation today and had an awesome discovery. The eggs that we had put in the fish tank had developed and grown into fish. Kate, Dana, and Jordyn collected water samples to ship today. One set of … Continue reading →
The Flights of Endeavour and Atlantis are Historic – Make them Teachable Moments in the Classroom and at Home
To: Students engaged in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program, their Teachers, their Families, and their Communities From: Jeff Goldstein, Center Director, National Center for Earth and Space Science Education Mommy, do you remember long ago what it was like when the Space Shuttle was still flying? It will come to pass. Soon these storied vehicles […]
Back up plan
Damon from Americulture emailed and called today. Americulture has set up six breeding tanks with a male and female fish in each tank so that we will have eggs to ship on Monday. Damon also suggested that in addition to … Continue reading →
Useful Information for Student Teams Writing Proposals for STS-135
NCESSE has received a few questions regarding where to find the all-important proposal review criteria used by both the Step 1 Review Board (established by your community) and the Step 2 Review Board (established by NCESSE). For information on this process, read The Flight Experiment Design Competition page. As is the case for proposals submitted […]
CRITICAL UPDATE to STS-134 Launch Planning Page
The clock is ticking (backwards). The excitement is palpable (yes?) Student researchers (researchers in every sense of the word) are getting ready for the flight of their experiments on Endeavour. Thousands of students, teachers, administrators, and family members across each community are cheering them on, like giddy fans of a local baseball team. SSEP Community […]