The January 2014 issue of Air and Space Smithsonian Magazine has an article Right this Way to the Space Station that showcases how NanoRacks, through their Space Act Agreement with NASA, is helping to open up commercial access to the International Space Station. The cover photo shows SSEP researchers and future Drs. Dana Betti, Jordyn Catherall, and […]
Archive | December, 2013
Launch of Orb-1, with 23 SSEP Mission 3b and Mission 4 Experiments Aboard, Postponed Until January 2014
Yesterday NASA informed the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE) that the December 19, 2013, launch of Orbital Sciences 1 (Orb-1) out of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), Wallops Island, Virginia, has been postponed until January 2014. Required spacewalks to replace a coolant pump on the International Space Station have taken priority […]
As Tax Year 2013 Comes to a Close, Consider a Charitable Contribution to SSEP
With tax year 2013 winding down, many consider last minute charitable contributions as tax deductions. SSEP is overseen by the non-profit National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE; http://ncesse.org). Through the end of 2013, all donations to NCESSE will be used exclusively to support the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program. All contributions will be […]
SSEP FILMS CANADA PRESENTS – The Next Generation of Cancer Researchers – A Mission 3b to ISS Highlight
(turn up the volume) THE MISSION: One of 12 SSEP Mission 3b to ISS experiments, Falcon II Payload, Launching on Orb-1, December 2013 THE COMMUNITY: Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada THE SSEP COMMUNITY PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Maria Nickel Middle Years Science Coordinator, Woodlands Elementary School marianickel@shaw.ca THE SCHOOL WITH THE SELECTED FLIGHT EXPERIMENT: Grade 5, Brant Argyle […]
Flight Operations Update: SSEP Missions 1 Through 6 to ISS
It has been a remarkably busy month for SSEP at the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE) and NanoRacks. It has included the return to Earth on Soyuz 35S of the Mission 3a Falcon I payload of 5 experiments on November 10, getting ready for the upcoming launch of the 23 combined experiments […]