Space Station Commander Scott Kelly posted this photo on Twitter at 3:37 pm ET today. Hurricane Patricia has become one of the strongest storms ever measured on Earth, comparable to Super Typhoon Haiyan, also photographed from ISS on November 9, 2013. With maximum sustained winds of 190 mph (down from 200 mph earlier in the day), […]
Archive | October, 2015
As Seen from ISS: Hurricane Patricia – “Strongest Hurricane on Record” Approaching Mexico
Space Station Commander Scott Kelly posted this photo on Twitter at 3:37 pm ET today. Hurricane Patricia has become one of the strongest storms ever measured on Earth, comparable to Super Typhoon Haiyan, also photographed from ISS on November 9, 2013. With maximum sustained winds of 190 mph (down from 200 mph earlier in the day), […]
WATCH LIVE: Wed October 28 and Fri November 6 – SpaceWalks by U.S. Astronauts on ISS
The NASA press release below provides the details of two upcoming spacewalks by U.S. astronauts – Station Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineer Kjell Lindgren – on October 28 and November 6, which will be carried live on NASA TV. A NASA briefing also carried live will air on October 22 to discuss the […]
VIDEO: Time Lapse Earth, A Gift to the Students Engaged in Mission 9 to ISS, and to the Mission 7 and 8 Student Flight Teams Awaiting Launch
As was the case with prior SSEP missions, given we are in the midst of Mission 9 to ISS, we thought it would be a good time to share this video by Bruce Berry. It is a gift from past astronauts aboard the International Space Station who captured our world from orbit in stunning […]
New NASA Johnson Video on Plant Growth on ISS
On August 10, 2015, history was made on the International Space Station when astronauts sampled fresh red romaine lettuce, the first food to be grown, harvested and eaten in space. On August 12, 2015, we reported the news here as a blog post titled Astronauts Eat Space-Grown Food for the First Time. Mission 9 student […]
New Flight Opportunity for School Districts: Announcing Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 10 to the International Space Station, Starting February 2016
Download a PDF of this Press Release Watch Video: A Program Overview After reading this Press Release, carefully read the SSEP Homepage that serves as an Executive Summary for the program To receive email notification of breaking program news, subscribe to the SSEP National Blog using the Subscribe Box at the bottom of the right column. Student […]