Atlantis has landed safely at Kennedy Space Center, and we will soon be reunited with our space-fish! Depending on when the samples are unloaded from the shuttle, we should have the embryos in hand either tomorrow or Saturday. Dr. Mark … Continue reading →
NASA Honors the SSEP Communities Flying on STS-135 With Feature Articles at NASA.gov
This past year has been a humbling experience for the staff here at the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education and the thousands of students and teachers in the 27 communities participating in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program. Enabled by NanoRacks Space Act Agreement with NASA, we’ve all had the adventure of a lifetime. We’ve had […]
NASA Honors the SSEP Communities Flying on STS-135 With Feature Articles at NASA.gov
This past year has been a humbling experience for the staff here at the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education and the thousands of students and teachers in the 27 communities participating in the Student Spaceflight Experiments program. Enabled by NanoRacks Space Act Agreement with NASA, we’ve all had the adventure of a lifetime. We’ve had […]
To All SSEP Student Flight Teams on STS-135 – Stand By for Return and Analysis of Experiment Samples
What? You mean we’ve got to get ready to receive our experiment samples already? But we just got back from the truly spectacular launch in Florida, and we haven’t unpacked yet! (OK, maybe that’s just me:-) Switching to serious— With NASA’s recent one day extension to its mission, Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to return to […]
Critical Update for SSEP on STS-135: New Harvesting of Experiment Samples Page
NCESSE, in concert with ITA and NanoRacks, has carefully defined the milestones and specifications for the harvesting of experiment samples and their return to the SSEP Student Teams flying samples on STS-135. The milestones reflect the extension of the mission by one day, as announced yesterday, with the landing of Atlantis now scheduled to take […]
Art & Science (Intuitive vs. Analytical)
Mae Jemison, US Astronaut, gave a talk at a TED conference in 2002. She spoke on the importance of recognizing the need for a balance between art and science. That’s today’s blog post topic as it’s an issue that was … Continue reading →
Reflections!…and limits?
I am currently in Kissimmee, Florida. I drove down here earlier this past week to attend the final launch of the space shuttle Atlantis. Two SSEP students, Amalia Hosken (my daughter!) and Heba Abuzer, rode down with me. Two more … Continue reading →
We Have Liftoff!
Our eggs are in SPACE!! We had a fantastic time at the launch yesterday. The sky cleared up just in time. It was breathtaking to watch. In case you missed it, here is a video from NASA Television. STS-135: Final … Continue reading →
Iffy Weather
We are down in beautiful Florida for the launch! Everything has gone perfectly so far…except the weather. As of this morning, there was a 70% chance of a weather-related launch delay. Right now we are still a go, but there … Continue reading →
DC Conference
Our student researchers presented their experience at the first ever SSEP Conference at the Smithsonian Institute National Air and Space Museum in early July. This is the power point presentation they shared.