Author Archive | Jeff Goldstein

Here is a good overview of the STS-134 crew with links. See: Meet shuttle Endeavour’s six-man crew, Spaceflight Now, April 25, 2011.  

STS-134 SSEP experiments being integrated into the MDA mini-laboratory at the NASA Space Life Sciences Lab. Jump to live feed: http://ssep.ncesse.org/communities/live-coverage-of-ssep-on-sts-134/video-coverage-of-sts-134/ Send the link to friends and …

See Spaceflight Now: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110426gallery/  

The Launch Plans for STS-134 page has been updated as of 6:00 am April 26. The schedule for the SSEP Community Network Meeting is now locked in. We were unable to get an astronaut to speak. The meeting data was unfortunately in conflict with their availability. But the meeting agenda has now gone through a […]

To: Students engaged in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program, their Teachers, their Families, and their Communities From: Jeff Goldstein, Center Director, National Center for Earth and Space Science Education Mommy, do you remember long ago what it was like when the Space Shuttle was still flying? It will come to pass. Soon these storied vehicles […]

NCESSE has received a few questions regarding where to find the all-important proposal review criteria used by both the Step 1 Review Board (established by your community) and the Step 2 Review Board (established by NCESSE). For information on this process, read The Flight Experiment Design Competition page. As is the case for proposals submitted […]

The clock is ticking (backwards). The excitement is palpable (yes?) Student researchers (researchers in every sense of the word) are getting ready for the flight of their experiments on Endeavour. Thousands of students, teachers, administrators, and family members across each community are cheering them on, like giddy fans of a local baseball team. SSEP Community […]

The NASA Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for STS-134 was held on Tuesday, April 19. All aspects of the mission were reviewed by NASA managers to assess if Endeavour was ready for her final mission. She is. Formal countdown will commence Tuesday, April 26 at 2:00 pm. The STS-134 crew, commanded by Mark Kelly will also […]

The Mini-Laboratory used for STS-135 is the same as used for STS-134—the Materials Dispersion Apparatus (MDA). However, there was to be one essential operational difference. For STS-135 student teams were to be able to add a third experiment sample (a fluid and/or solid) before the shuttle leaves orbit. This would have provided a team the […]

NCESSE, in concert with ITA and NanoRacks, has very carefully defined the milestones and specifications for the harvesting of experiment samples and their return to your SSEP Student Team. The detailed Critical Timeline for Harvesting flows directly from the detailed Critical Timeline for Sample Submission on the STS-134 Submission of Experiment Samples for Flight page. […]