Based on the STS-134 launch slip to April 29, 2011, NCESSE has formally revised the milestone dates for student team submission of flight samples (fluids and solids) for their SSEP experiments. All SSEP Community Program Directors, Teacher Facilitators, and Student Team members are urged to review changes on the following two SSEP pages: STS-134 Submission […]
Egg Update
We found out today that the pH was off and adversely affected the eggs. We are working on how to improve the water quality. Additional water tanks have been set up. We are going to ask for another shipment of … Continue reading →
Official NASA Notification of STS-134 Launch Slip to April 29
Here are the links to the official NASA notifications: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/ http://www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/schedule.html Note that the new launch time is 3:47 pm EDT on April 29.
STS-134 Launch Slip to April 29 Confirmed
I am sorry to have to report that we have just received word from NanoRacks that the STS-134 launch has officially slipped to April 29. We will need to revise the Critical Timeline on the Submission of Experiment Samples page, and we will need to revise the Launch Plans page. We will not do this […]
Talk Today of Possible STS-134 Launch Delay
As of 8:30 am today, NCESSE had not received any word as to whether the launch of STS-134 will be postponed. However, the Daily Beast is reporting that the launch of STS-134 may be put off until April 29. Until there is official word from NASA, we have no choice but to assume the launch […]
INSGC mentions Avicenna
I received a google alert which contained a link to a page on the Indiana Space Grant Consortium’s website. It’s all about us! Read here.
Trial Run #2
The eggs arrived today. The 5th grade classes filled vials with eggs and placed them at different temperatures. We are trying to figure out what temperature to ship the vials at.
Eggs Never Arrived
The eggs that were shipped last week ended up going from New Mexico to Kentucky back to New Mexico then back to Kentucy and then to El Paso, Texas. They never arrived. We have requested Americulture to send us another … Continue reading →
Collaboration with LLC in Anderson, IN
I’ve begun collaborating with the Life Learning Cooperative in Anderson, Indiana. We are in the process of going over all of the paperwork and organizing student teams. We will be setting up some webcam time with our kids soon and I’m … Continue reading →
Trial Run
We were supposed to recieve a shipment of eggs today to conduct some test trials. At 12:00 pm they has still not arrived. We soon found out that they had traveled from New Mexico to Kentucy and due to a … Continue reading →