SpaceX has delayed the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket which was scheduled for liftoff 12:22 pm ET, April 30. While we have no official confirmation from NanoRacks or NASA as of yet, wire services picked up on the story late this afternoon. SpaceX’s Elon Musk posted the following on Twitter: Am pushing launch back […]
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We Are ‘Go’ for Launch of the Dragon April 30, 12:22 pm ET
The NASA Flight Readiness Review for the Launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft was held on April 16, 2012. NASA reports that we are a ‘go’ for launch on April 30, 12:22 pm ET from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Please see NASA […]
Video Highlights – SSEP Research Teams, 2011 SSEP National Conference, Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
Ladies and Gentleman- We would like to introduce the Principal Investigators, Co-Principal Investigators, and Collaborators of three SSEP on STS-134 research teams presenting details of their microgravity experiments at the 2011 SSEP National Conference, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM). I think the videos speak for themselves. You can read about the conference at […]
You Want History? The SSEP Aquarius Mission 1 Payload is the Only Scientific Research Payload on Dragon
To all SSEP Mission 1 to ISS participants, take pride in another historic first. I received the email below at 8:15 am today from Jeffrey Manber, NanoRacks’ Managing Director. Jeffrey is a great friend, in fact a great friend to all of us. He had faith in SSEP two years ago when we took the program […]
Invitation to SSEP Communities and Partner Organizations to the April 30 Launch of the SpaceX Dragon at Kennedy Space Center
NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is graciously inviting SSEP students, teachers, and family members, as well as representatives of SSEP partner organizations, to watch the historic launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon capsule aboard, from KARS Park on KSC grounds. Liftoff is scheduled for 12:22 pm EDT, April 30. Dragon will carry […]
SPECIAL UPDATE: Aquarius Payload Integration – Houston in Receipt of Mission 1 Mini-Labs for Flight of the Dragon
April 6, 2012, 10:00 pm EDT: Student flight experiment teams have reached a milestone. NanoRacks in Houston is now in receipt of 14 of 15 Fluids Mixing Enclosure (FME) mini-laboratories for integration into the Aquarius payload. The mini-labs were to be delivered today, but there’s a hitch — always is with real science. (And it’s not […]
Communities and Partners Formally Announced for SSEP Mission 2 to ISS
The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education is proud to announce the new Community Profiles and Local Partners: SSEP Mission 2 to ISS page. The 11 communities profiled on the page are providing the opportunity for 15,120 grade 5-12 students to design and propose real experiments for flight aboard the International Space Station […]
To Mission 2 to ISS Student Researchers and Teacher Facilitators: The Mission 2 FAQ Just Posted
The FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for Mission 2 to ISS was just posted by Dr. Harri Vanhala, NCESSE’s Flight Operations Manager for SSEP. It includes lots of questions asked by student researchers, and Dr. Harri’s thoughtful answers. All Mission 2 student researchers and their teacher facilitators should carefully review the FAQ. While it is long, […]
Student Challenge: Understanding Weightlessness – You Want Me to Take a Bathroom Scale Where?
As I write, the clock is ticking down to the currently scheduled launch of SpaceX’s Falcon rocket, which will ferry Dragon and the Aquarius payload of SSEP Mission 1 experiments to the International Space Station. We’re now just 36 days away from the earliest possible launch date … which means I’ve got plenty of time […]
America’s Space Program – Get In The Spirit
With the retirement of the Space Shuttle fleet, a new era in human spaceflight is upon us. SSEP student researchers and their teachers are truly helping to blaze that new trail. So here’s a treat. Get into the spirit of spaceflight with this stunning new video of a Space Shuttle launch, and listen to the […]