Our eggs are in SPACE!! We had a fantastic time at the launch yesterday. The sky cleared up just in time. It was breathtaking to watch. In case you missed it, here is a video from NASA Television. STS-135: Final … Continue reading →
Archive | July, 2011
Iffy Weather
We are down in beautiful Florida for the launch! Everything has gone perfectly so far…except the weather. As of this morning, there was a 70% chance of a weather-related launch delay. Right now we are still a go, but there … Continue reading →
DC Conference
Our student researchers presented their experience at the first ever SSEP Conference at the Smithsonian Institute National Air and Space Museum in early July. This is the power point presentation they shared.
Red, White, & Blue
Joe from Blackwater Creek Koi Farm hand delivered our samples to Kennedy Space Center this morning. Thanks, Joe! We were so excited to learn that the fish Joe used for our eggs are a special breed of goldfish that are … Continue reading →
A Pretty Powerful Update to the Official SSEP In Our Own Words Page
At this SSEP National Blog, we recently began posting “In Our Own Words” essays from the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) leadership around the nation, providing insight into what this program has meant to the participating students, teachers, families, and communities. The idea for these special posts grew from interest expressed by the leadership in […]
Sent!!! (Phew)
Last week we got an email with a simple subject line and attached photo that captured one community’s journey. It was from Amanda Arceo, SSEP Community Program Director for Crown Point, Indiana. Anybody else share her excitement (and relief)? The Avicenna Academy Science Community Collaboration is sending two species of paramecium into space to fight it out aboard […]
In Our Own Words – Hartford, Connecticut: Transforming Teachers Through Inquiry, One Teacher’s Story
Annie Fisher STEM Magnet School, Hartford Public Schools in Connecticut, is participating in SSEP on STS-135. Their flight experiment, Microgravity’s Effect on Tomato Growth, is scheduled to blast off on Atlantis on July 8. Their participation in this historic flight is made possible by Hamilton Sundstrand, the Connecticut Space Grant College Consortium, Hartford Public Schools, and […]
T Minus 89 Hours
What progress!!! Our SSEPers have worked hard to finish prepping their samples for flight. We had a few hiccups in prep (real life science!!!!), but they were able to get back on track. I have plenty of photographs to share, … Continue reading →
Final Update of STS-135 Launch Plan for Nearly 300 SSEP Attendees at NASA Kennedy Space Center
Are you getting excited yet? The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education has just completed the final update of the Launch Plans for STS-135 page at the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) website. This update provides new information on breakfast and lunch provided to SSEP attendees at KARS Park on July 8, and […]