The Orb-2/Cygnus vehicle successfully berthed with the International Space Station (ISS) at 8:53 am ET, yesterday, July 16, 2014. Stacy Hamel, the SSEP Flight Operations Manager, has alerted all Mission 5 student research teams that we expect the first of the Charlie Brown experiments to be activated today by crew aboard ISS. Four student teams are […]
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The Flight of Charlie Brown – the SSEP Mission 5 Payload: WATCH LIVE Berthing of Cygnus to ISS
At 12:52 pm ET, July 13, 2014, the Orb-2 vehicle with the SSEP Mission 5 Charlie Brown payload of experiments blasted off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), Wallops Island, VA. The Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to rendezvous with the International Space Station, Wednesday, July 16, 2014, with grappling at 6:39 am ET, followed by […]
LIVE COVERAGE – The Flight of Charlie Brown – the SSEP Payload of 15 Mission 5 to ISS Experiments on Orb-2, Liftoff July 13, 12:52 pm ET, MARS
After a number of launch slips, we are GO FOR LAUNCH of Orb-2 at 12:52 pm ET today. The SSEP Mission 5 Charlie Brown payload of 15 experiments will be aboard the Orbital Sciences 2 (Orb-2) vehicle launching from Pad 0-A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS). The vehicle is comprised of the Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft. […]
NCESSE and Clarke Institute Honored to also Provide Certificates of Accomplishment to Mission 6 Teachers, Local Partner Orgs, and Individuals
The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program would not be possible without the passion and unwavering dedication to our children of all the teachers and administrators in the SSEP communities, the Local Partner Organizations that embrace the spirit of community and the importance of education, and the individuals that step to the plate as quiet heroes serving […]
With SSEP Mission 6 to ISS Deadline for Flight Experiment Proposals Approaching, NCESSE Honored to Provide Student Certificates of Accomplishment to Communities
The goal of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) is to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers, and engage entire communities in the process. In this vein, we believe that it is vitally important that the thousands of students participating in SSEP Mission 6 to ISS have a lasting recognition of their involvement in […]
New Flight Opportunity for School Districts: Announcing Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 7 to the International Space Station for 2014-15 Academic Year
Download a PDF of this Press Release Watch Video: A Program Overview After reading this Press Release, be sure to read the SSEP Homepage that serves as an Executive Summary for the program Subscribe to receive email notification of breaking news on SSEP using the Subscribe Box at the bottom of the right column. Student Spaceflight Experiments […]
April 17, 2014 FLIGHT OPS UPDATE: The Flight of Charlie Brown on Orb-2 – The SSEP Mission 5 Experiments Payload
All SSEP student flight teams for the 15 Mission 5 to ISS experiments are still driving against a May 6, 2014, launch. All mini-labs containing the flight experiments are due at NanoRacks in Houston by Friday, April 18, 2014, for integration into the SSEP Charlie Brown payload. Charlie Brown will then be integrated into the Cygnus spacecraft […]
SSEP FLIGHT OPS UPDATE: The Flight of Charlie Brown on Orb-2 – The SSEP Mission 5 Experiments Payload; NASA TV Live Coverage of SpaceX-3 Launch Today
The SSEP Charlie Brown payload of the 15 Mission 5 to ISS experiments are scheduled to launch on May 6, 2014, on Orbital Sciences 2 (Orb-2), out of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), Wallops Island, Virginia. All student flight teams have been loading their flight and ground truth mini-laboratories, and shipping them to NanoRacks in […]
Astronauts Enjoy Great Water on ISS! – Used to be Their Urine (What Did You Expect?)
Mmmm good. Here’s astronaut Koichi Wakata (Japan) to explain. Hey – does Koichi look familiar? He was the crew member operating the SSEP Mission 3b and Mission 4 experiments on orbit in January 2014. See the January 27, 2014, Blog Post. Here’s a question to ponder – why not just transport fresh water from Earth […]
In Support of Mission 6 to ISS Student Teams, a Re-Post – NASA JSC Interview: Dr. Jeff Goldstein, SSEP Program Director, on Orb-1 Launch
Now that 8,000 students across the 19 SSEP Mission 6 communities are fully immersed in microgravity experiment design, we thought that a re-post of the interview below would be helpful to reinforce an understanding of how to think about microgravity experiment design, and how the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) operates. It should also give […]