The NASA Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for STS-134 was held on Tuesday, April 19. All aspects of the mission were reviewed by NASA managers to assess if Endeavour was ready for her final mission. She is. Formal countdown will commence Tuesday, April 26 at 2:00 pm. The STS-134 crew, commanded by Mark Kelly will also […]
Archive | April, 2011
The Story of Our Experiment for Space!
Wow! The launch date for our experiment for the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) is fast approaching! It seems like just a short time ago we had “No Gravity Day” and tried to imagine what life would be like without … Continue reading →
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We’re Making Progress!
Well, we’re chugging right along with our SSEP participation. The students have moved forward with three solid projects and I’m hoping to squeeze at least one or two more in before our time is up. We will be submitting two … Continue reading →
TIME CRITICAL UPDATE: Significant Modification to Mini-Lab Operation for SSEP on STS-135
The Mini-Laboratory used for STS-135 is the same as used for STS-134—the Materials Dispersion Apparatus (MDA). However, there was to be one essential operational difference. For STS-135 student teams were to be able to add a third experiment sample (a fluid and/or solid) before the shuttle leaves orbit. This would have provided a team the […]
STS-134 Mission Planning Returns to a 14-Day Mission
To SSEP Student Flight Experiment Teams from Latest Shuttle News at nasa.gov — Flight Planning Returns to a 14-Day Mission Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:42:29 PM EST Space shuttle managers have decided to keep shuttle Endeavour’s STS-134 mission as a 14-day flight and possibly extend the mission as many as two days while Endeavour is […]
TIME CRITICAL UPDATE FOR SSEP ON STS-134: New Harvesting of Experiment Samples Page
NCESSE, in concert with ITA and NanoRacks, has very carefully defined the milestones and specifications for the harvesting of experiment samples and their return to your SSEP Student Team. The detailed Critical Timeline for Harvesting flows directly from the detailed Critical Timeline for Sample Submission on the STS-134 Submission of Experiment Samples for Flight page. […]
Collaborators & AASCC Update
This week we received word from both IUN and the Jackson Laboratory that they would love to work with us on our project! This is wonderful news as it increases the resources available to our students. We will be meeting up … Continue reading →
Additional Day Added to STS-134 Mission
To SSEP Student Flight Experiment Teams from Latest Shuttle News at nasa.gov — Additional Day Added to STS-134 Mission Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:50:49 AM EDT Shuttle managers have officially added an additional day to space shuttle Endeavour’s STS-134 mission making it a 15-day flight. With launch targeted on April 29, landing at Kennedy’s Space Shuttle […]
YNN News reports on project
YNN (Your News Now) came to the school today to learn about the project. The clip from the interview can be found at http://capitalregion.ynn.com/content/your_news/saratoga/540036/students-prepare-science-project-for-space-launch/