This past week saw the historic launch of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, and the first berthing of a commercial vehicle with the International Space Station. The Aquarius payload of SSEP Mission 1 to ISS experiments was the only science payload aboard. There was extensive media coverage of the flight of Aquarius on Dragon, reflecting the […]
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VIDEO: NASA ISS Associate Program Scientist Tara Ruttley Talks About the Power of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program for STEM Education
The following video is from SPACEPORTS, May 23, 2012. NASA Public Affairs Office commentator Pat Ryan talks with Dr. Tara Ruttley, ISS Associate Program Scientist, about the science payload carried in the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, the impact of commercial cargo ships on science activities and the ISS Research & Development Conference in June 2012. Most of […]
Live Coverage of Dragon Undocking, Reentry, and Splashdown Tomorrow Morning, May 31, 2012 – Note SSEP Mission 1 Aquarius Payload Not Aboard
NASA TV will be providing live coverage of the return to Earth of the Dragon spacecraft. If you’ve been following this historic flight, you might want to tune in, and this post includes a live NASA TV video window. Below the video window is the official NASA Media Advisory for Dragon Coverage. Note that the […]
Aquarius Payload of Mission 1 Experiments Activated by Astronaut Don Pettit Aboard ISS at 10:30 am EDT
From NanoRacks, a few minutes ago— The Module 9 mix sticks were activated by crew member Don Pettit at exactly 9:30 AM CDT (14:30 GMT) on Monday morning. He called down a couple of times wanting to make sure that he got sufficient bending (~5 degrees) to break the ampules, as he was having a […]
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SSEP on SpaceX Picked up by SPACE.com
Hmmm … anybody recognize these patches? Can you say … cool? SPACE.com http://www.space.com/15720-spacex-dragon-launch-student-experiments.html MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47452886#.T7Q5R-3lP0N YAHOO! http://news.yahoo.com/spacex-launching-student-experiments-emblems-1st-space-station-220555112.html SSEP is undertaken by the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE) in partnership with NanoRacks LLC. This on-orbit, real research opportunity for students is enabled through NanoRacks LLC, which is working in […]
Invitation to the 2012 SSEP National Conference at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, July 2-3, 2012
The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE) and the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum (NASM) are proud to host the 2012 SSEP National Conference at the Museum on July 2 and 3, 2012. All students and student teams that were engaged in SSEP experiment design and proposal writing—across all four SSEP flight opportunities to […]
Official NASA Media Advisory for NASA/SpaceX Launch Addresses SSEP Delegation in Attendance
The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education and NanoRacks would like to call your attention to NASA Media Advisory M12-084, titled,”Updated Coverage for NASA/SpaceX Launch and Mission to Station”, issued May 11, 2012, which includes the following: “Saturday, May 19 (Launch day): A delegation from the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) will be […]
NASA Honors Communities Across the United States Engaged in SSEP Mission 1 to ISS with a Feature Article
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has honored all the SSEP researchers, their teachers, their families, and communities participating in the historic SSEP Mission 1 to ISS with a feature article at NASA.gov. It is a recognition that these student researchers are part of America’s Space Program in the 21st century, and a tribute to […]
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launch Reset to May 19, 4:55 am
On May 2, SpaceX announced that the May 7 launch would likely be delayed. Yesterday NASA issued a statement, which we have provided in its entirety below, resetting the launch to May 19, 4:55 am, EDT. NCESSE has contacted all SSEP delegations that were scheduled to travel to the launch on May 7 to see […]