The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education, and Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Space Education, are proud and honored to present the 32 Mission Patches representing the 17 communities of SSEP Mission 3 to ISS, including SSEP’s first international community, Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada. The Mission Patches were transported to the International Space Station (ISS) as […]
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New Flight Opportunity for School Districts: Announcing Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 6 to the International Space Station for 2014
Download a PDF of this Press Release 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 Program (SSEP) Mission 6 to the […]
CASIS and NASA Showcase 3 SSEP Experiments on Cygnus – the First CASIS-Funded Payload to Berth at ISS
The Press Release below is reprinted from the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS). See the original Release at the CASIS website. NASA’s International Space Station website has also run a featured article based on the press release. Read at NASA: Student Experiments Take Flight on Cygnus Cargo Craft MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, […]
BREAKING: Cygnus Spacecraft Captured at ISS, Set to Berth at 9:15 am ET Today – SSEP Falcon 1 Flight Teams Begin Ground Operations Tomorrow
UPDATE 9:25 am ET: The NASA press conference that was scheduled for 1:00 pm ET today has now been moved up to 11:38 am ET Capture of the Cygnus spacecraft by the International Space Station remote arm occurred at 7:00 am ET today. The spacecraft is set to berth with Station at 9:15 am ET […]
Cygnus Spacecraft Aborts Capture at ISS – Rescheduled for Tuesday, September 24
A software problem was identified this morning at approximately 1:30 am EDT when Cygnus established direct contact with the International Space Station. Orbital Sciences has identified the problem and is working on a fix. Due to the relative orbits of Cygnus and ISS, the next alignment for capture is in 2 days on Tuesday, September […]
NASA LIVE TV COVERAGE – 7:25 am EDT, September 22, Capture and Berthing of Cygnus
Capture and Docking of Cygnus with ISS from Analytical Graphics, Inc. on Vimeo. The capture of the Cygnus vehicle, which contains the SSEP Falcon I payload of experiments, and berthing with the International Space Station is expected around 7:25 am EDT. NASA live coverage begins 4:30 am EDT. At about 1 pm EDT, after Cygnus […]
THE SOLUTION to the Student Challenge: Understanding Weightlessness – You Want Me to Take a Bathroom Scale Where?
Ok, I know you’ve been perplexed, and hanging out on the edge of your seat for the last week. And to all the students, particularly in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, that left comments, hey they were really great guesses! You’ve been patiently waiting for me to read my bathroom scale on top of my 260 mile […]
SSEP Mission 3 Falcon I Payload of Experiments Now En Route to ISS Aboard Cygnus Vehicle
At 10:58 am ET yesterday we watched the successful launch of Orb-D1 from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), Wallops Island, Virginia. SSEP delegations from Russell County, Virginia; Howard County, Maryland; San Marino, California; and NCESSE were on hand. Aboard the Cygnus spacecraft is the Falcon I payload of student experiments for SSEP Mission 3 to […]
NASA TV LIVE COVERAGE, #SSEP1 LIVE TWITTER FEED: Antares Liftoff, September 18, 10:50 am ET
We are now at T minus 20 hours 21 minutes from the historic launch of Orb-D1 – the first flight of the Cygnus vehicle to berth with the International Space Station. NASA TV will provide live coverage of liftoff of the Antares rocket starting at 10:15 am EDT, September 18, for scheduled liftoff at 10:50 am […]
7 SSEP Experiments and All Mission 3 Mission Patches Aboard Antares Rocket – The Flight of the SSEP Falcon I Payload, Wednesday, September 18, 2013,10:50 am EDT
As this post is being published, we are now at T minus 1 Day, 2 Hours, 10 minutes from liftoff. The Mission 3 to ISS clock at right is ticking down to the currently scheduled launch of the Orbital Sciences Antares rocket on Wednesday, September 18 (see the NASA Consolidate Launch Schedule) – the mission: Orb-D1. Antares […]