While schools are in recess for summer break across the nation, the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education is gearing up for a sweeping array of SSEP activities this Fall – Two SSEP payloads – the Antares payload of 11 Mission 2 to ISS experiments, and Aquarius II, a re-flight of all Mission 1 […]
Students Discuss Experiment at Media Briefing
The team of 14 students and two teachers from Johnson Street Global Studies who will test their mold growth experiment on the International Space Station this fall discussed the development of their experiment during a media briefing in June. Each of … Continue reading →
Smithsonian Showcases 2012 SSEP National Conference to be Held July 2-3
The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum News and Events calendar for public events currently has the 2012 SSEP National Conference in their Spotlight showcase. See: http://airandspace.si.edu/events/ SSEP delegations from across the nation are flying into Washington, DC, this weekend to attend the Conference. The final Conference Schedule of events is now posted at the […]
NASA TV Coverage of Soyuz 29S Return to Earth, July 1, 2012; SSEP Aquarius Payload of Mission 1 to ISS Experiments Aboard
NASA TV will be providing live coverage of the return to Earth of the Soyuz 29S spacecraft with astronauts Oleg Kononenko (Russia), Don Pettit (USA), and Andre Kuipers (ESA). Also aboard the vehicle will be the SSEP Aquarius payload of experiments that was launched on SpaceX Dragon on May 22, 2012. If you’ve been following […]
In Our Own Words – SSEP Student Researcher Ryan Puri at Kennedy Space Center Press Site for Launch of SpaceX Dragon, May 2012
Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Co-Investigator Ryan Puri was part of the delegation from San Marino High School, in San Marino, CA, that was in attendance for the May 19, 2012, launch attempt of the SpaceX Dragon vehicle. The Aquarius payload of SSEP Mission 1 to ISS experiments aboard Dragon included the San Marino experiment: […]
Major Milestone: Activity with SSEP Mission 1 Payload aboard ISS Complete
NanoRacks informed NCESSE at 5:42 pm EDT today, June 29, 2012, that the last activity scheduled to be conducted with the SSEP Mission 1 payload, Aquarius, aboard the International Space Station has been completed. Experiment SSEPM1-09 (E. coli) was activated at 21:15 GMT (5:15 pm EDT). The crew then stowed the SSEP payload in Soyuz […]
SSEP Mission 1 Payload Status Update
The SSEP Mission 1 payload, Aquarius, arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on May 25, 2012. Over the past month, ISS crew members have worked with the payload, activating and deactivating experiments, as required. During this time, real microgravity science experiments designed by student teams from across the United […]
Johnson Street Experiment Selected for Spaceflight
A team of 14 middle school students will test mold growth on the International Space Station Greensboro, N.C. – A team of student scientists from Johnson Street Global Studies is interested in finding out how long it would take food … Continue reading →
In Our Own Words – Right Place, Right Time, Dr. Barrett Caldwell, NASA Indiana Space Grant Consortium Director at SpaceX Launch, May 22, 2012, “No bucks, No Buck Rogers”
Since SSEP began 2 years ago, we have periodically invited guest bloggers to write essays on what this program has meant to their communities. A list of these essays is found at the top of the In Our Own Words page, at the SSEP Community Network Hubsite. We recently invited SSEP attendees at Kennedy Space Center […]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Launched June 7, 2010, SSEP Turns 2
We thought this was worthy of a blog post:) Looking back over the last 2 years, pretty cool. Leave a birthday wish below if you’d like. ps- Here was the very first post.