The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education just updated the National Partners page on the SSEP website, and added a photograph of General John R. “Jack” Dailey, the Director of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, addressing SSEP student researcher delegates at the 2014 SSEP National Conference. The photograph (above) reminded […]
Archive | September, 2015
International Space Station Commander Scott Kelly’s Photo of Italy in Moonlight, Taken at the Halfway Point in his Year in Space
Commander Kelly took this photo on September 23, 2015, on his 180th day in orbit – the halfway mark in his stay on Station as part of NASA’s A Year in Space program. Read about what it’s like for him at Air&Space Smithsonian. In the photograph below, north is to the right. To help you orient yourself, […]
Space Station Commander Scott Kelly Photographs the Nile River and Middle East from Space
Space Station Commander Scott Kelly on the International Space Station posted the following photo on his Twitter feed (@StationCDRKelly) just about an hour ago, at 7:24 pm ET September 22, 2015. To zoom in, first click on the photo to take you to Twitter, and then click on the photo again. At night the Nile […]
THE SOLUTION to the Mission 9 Student Challenge: Understanding Weightlessness – You Want Me to Take a Bathroom Scale Where?
To teachers starting Mission 9 to ISS, this challenge was posted a week ago on Monday, September 14, 2015. It is designed to help you get your students immersed in Mission 9 microgravity experiment design by first exploring the concept of microgravity (often referred to as the phenomenon of ‘weightlessness’). As promised, here is the solution to […]
THE SOLUTION to the Mission 9 Student Challenge: Understanding Weightlessness – You Want Me to Take a Bathroom Scale Where?
To teachers starting Mission 9 to ISS, this challenge was posted a week ago on Monday, September 14, 2015. It is designed to help you get your students immersed in Mission 9 microgravity experiment design by first exploring the concept of microgravity (often referred to as the phenomenon of ‘weightlessness’). As promised, here is the solution to […]
For SSEP Mission 9 to ISS Student Researchers – A Challenge for the Start of Program: Understanding Weightlessness – You Want Me to Take a Bathroom Scale Where?
This post is for teachers in the 22 communities across the U.S. and Canada that just started SSEP Mission 9 to ISS. You are invited to use this Challenge with your students to get them thinking about the concept of microgravity (the technical name for the phenomenon of ‘weightlessness’). In the Challenge below, students are […]
The Tradition Continues – To the Students, Teachers, and Communities Starting SSEP Mission 9 to ISS, Welcome Aboard America’s and Canada’s Space Program, NASA Johnson Style, and One Direction
It’s now a space program tradition. Whenever we start a new SSEP flight opportunity, it’s time for NASA Johnson Style. It’s the video below that will get students and teachers in the frame of mind to start Mission 9 to ISS. We want everyone to recognize that what they are about to embark upon […]
SSEP Mission 9 to ISS Has Begun: Welcome Aboard to 13,500 Participating Students Across 22 Communities in the U.S. and Canada
The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE), and its international arm, the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Space Education, are honored to announce the start of program operations for Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 9 to the International Space Station (ISS) – the eleventh SSEP flight opportunity in 5 years. Mission […]