To readers – if you would like to wish the Mission 16 to ISS student researchers, their teachers, and their communities good luck on the launch of their experiments on SpaceX CRS-26, you are invited to leave a comment below:) Video Above – Watch A SpaceX Launch From 2019: liftoff of the SpaceX CRS-18 Mission at […]
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THE SOLUTION to the Mission 17 Student Challenge: Understanding Weightlessness – You Want Me to Take a Bathroom Scale Where?
To teachers starting Mission 17 to ISS, this challenge was posted on Monday, September 5, 2022. It is designed to help you get your students immersed in Mission 17 microgravity experiment design by first exploring with them the concept of microgravity (the technical term for the phenomenon of ‘weightlessness’). As promised, here is the solution to the Challenge. […]
To All Student Researchers Now Engaged in SSEP Mission 17 to ISS – A Challenge for the Start of the Program: Understanding Weightlessness – You Want Me to Take a Bathroom Scale Where?
To all SSEP Mission 17 student microgravity researchers, just before his return to Earth on Soyuz 33S, on May 13, 2013, Expedition 35 International Space Station Commander and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield – the first Canadian to walk in space –released this video. Watch Chris (and his guitar) and see what weightlessness looks like. When watching this movie you’re […]
New Flight Opportunity for School Districts: Announcing Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 17 to the International Space Station, Starting September 2022
Download PDF of this Press Release NASA News: SSEP Wins Award for Research on International Space Station Video Clips describing SSEP: Clip 1 (NASA), Clip 2 (NASA) SSEP Showcased in Scientific American [Video] SSEP Showcased at Congressional Hearing, 11/5/19: STEM Impact in Era of Commercial Space After reading this Press Release, carefully read the SSEP Homepage that serves as an Executive […]
WATCH LIVE: SpaceX-23 Return To Earth with SSEP Mission 14 & 15 Experiments, 9:05 am EDT, September 30, 2021 – Astronauts Complete Final Interactions at Undock Minus 2 Days Milestone
An Update on SSEP Spaceflight Operations – This is the Real Space Program Overview – SSEP Missions 14, 15, and 16 to the International Space Station, and Upcoming Mission 17 Starting September 2022 The SpaceX CRS-23 vehicle carrying experiments from Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 14 and 15 to the International Space Station (ISS) […]
WATCH LIVE: SpaceX-23 Return To Earth with SSEP Mission 14 & 15 Experiments, 9:05 am EDT, September 30, 2021 – Astronauts Complete Final Interactions at Undock Minus 2 Days Milestone
An Update on SSEP Spaceflight Operations – This is the Real Space Program Overview – SSEP Missions 14, 15, and 16 to the International Space Station, and Upcoming Mission 17 Starting September 2022 The SpaceX CRS-23 vehicle carrying experiments from Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 14 and 15 to the International Space Station (ISS) […]
SSEP Mission 14 & 15 Experiments – Astronauts Complete Interactions at Undock Minus 5 Days Milestone
An Update on SSEP Spaceflight Operations – This is the Real Space Program SSEP Apollo and Skylab experiment payload crew interactions were conducted by ESA Astronaut and ISS Flight Engineer, Thomas Pesquet on schedule on Saturday, September 25, 2021. Pesquet interacted with 2 of 6 SSEP experiments. These interactions were pre-planned activities defined by the […]
SSEP Mission 14 & 15 Experiments – Astronauts Complete Interactions at Undock Minus 5 Days Milestone
An Update on SSEP Spaceflight Operations – This is the Real Space Program SSEP Apollo and Skylab experiment payload crew interactions were conducted by ESA Astronaut and ISS Flight Engineer, Thomas Pesquet on schedule on Saturday, September 25, 2021. Pesquet interacted with 2 of 6 SSEP experiments. These interactions were pre-planned activities defined by the […]
THE SOLUTION to the Mission 16 Student Challenge: Understanding Weightlessness – You Want Me to Take a Bathroom Scale Where?
To teachers starting Mission 16 to ISS, this challenge was posted on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. It is designed to help you get your students immersed in Mission 16 microgravity experiment design by first exploring with them the concept of microgravity (the technical term for the phenomenon of ‘weightlessness’). As promised, here is the solution to the Challenge. […]
THE SOLUTION to the Mission 16 Student Challenge: Understanding Weightlessness – You Want Me to Take a Bathroom Scale Where?
To teachers starting Mission 16 to ISS, this challenge was posted on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. It is designed to help you get your students immersed in Mission 16 microgravity experiment design by first exploring with them the concept of microgravity (the technical term for the phenomenon of ‘weightlessness’). As promised, here is the solution to the Challenge. […]