To teachers starting Mission 13 to ISS, this challenge was posted on Thursday, September 18, 2018. It is designed to help you get your students immersed in Mission 13 microgravity experiment design by first exploring with them the concept of microgravity (the technical term for the phenomenon of ‘weightlessness’). As promised, here is the solution to the Challenge. […]
Super Typhoon Trami from ISS
Super Typhoon Trami as seen from the International Space Station. Photograph taken 19 hours ago by ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst and posted on Twitter. Click on the image to zoom. Follow all the astronauts currently on Station on Twitter via this aggregated feed. The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) is a program of […]
To All Student Researchers Now Engaged in SSEP Mission 13 to ISS – A Challenge for the Start of Program: Understanding Weightlessness – You Want Me to Take a Bathroom Scale Where?
To all SSEP Mission 13 student microgravity researchers, just before his return to Earth on Soyuz 33S, on May 13, 2013, Expedition 35 International Space Station Commander and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield – the first Canadian to walk in space –released this video. Watch Chris (and his guitar) and see what weightlessness looks like. We are honored that we […]
SSEP Mission 13 to the International Space Station Has Begun: Welcome Aboard to 21,300 Participating Students Across 38 Communities in the U.S., Canada and Brazil
The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE), and its international arm, the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Space Education, are honored to announce the start of program operations for Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 13 to the International Space Station (ISS) – the 15th SSEP flight opportunity since program inception […]
Astronauts on ISS to Conduct Spacewalks in September 2018 – WATCH LIVE
International Space Station (ISS) Commander Drew Feustel (USA) and Flight Engineers Alexander Gerst (European Space Agency) and Ricky Arnold (USA) will conduct spacewalks on Sunday, September 23, and Saturday, September 29, 2018. These will be the 213th and 214th spacewalks at the ISS. You can watch them LIVE on the NASA TV portal below. […]
Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station
Video taken from the International Space Station, 8:10 am ET, September 10, 2018 View by expanding to full screen. At 8:10 a.m. Eastern time, Sept. 10, cameras on the International Space Station captured views of Hurricane Florence. NASA satellites track the storm: https://go.nasa.gov/2CEmDGQ | Download video: https://go.nasa.gov/2Ql555y Florence is moving in a westerly direction […]
WATCH LIVE: Flight of SSEP Mission 12 “Mercury”, Launching on SpaceX CRS-15, Friday, June 29, 2018, 5:42 am ET
To readers – if you would like to wish the Mission 12 to ISS student researchers, their teachers, and their communities good luck on the launch of their experiments on SpaceX CRS-15 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, you are invited to leave a comment below:) The SSEP Mission 12 to ISS flight experiments payload Mercury is […]
New Flight Opportunity for School Districts: Announcing Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 13 to the International Space Station, Starting September 2018
Download a PDF of this Press Release Watch Video Clips describing SSEP: Clip 1 (NASA), Clip 2 (NASA) After reading this Press Release, carefully read the SSEP Homepage that serves as an Executive Summary for the program To receive email notification of breaking program news, subscribe to the SSEP National Blog using the Subscribe Box at the bottom […]
THE SOLUTION to the Mission 12 Student Challenge: Understanding Weightlessness – You Want Me to Take a Bathroom Scale Where?
To teachers starting Mission 12 to ISS, this challenge was posted on Wednesday, September 13, 2017. It is designed to help you get your students immersed in Mission 12 microgravity experiment design by first exploring with them the concept of microgravity (the technical term for the phenomenon of ‘weightlessness’). As promised, here is the solution to the Challenge. […]
The Tradition Continues – To the Students, Teachers, and Communities Starting SSEP Mission 12 to ISS, Welcome Aboard America’s and Canada’s Space Programs, NASA Johnson Style (with Some One Direction)
It’s been a space program tradition since Mission 5 to ISS. Whenever we start a new SSEP flight opportunity, it’s time for NASA Johnson Style. We can’t imagine a better video to get students (and teachers) in the frame of mind to start Mission 12 to ISS. To all Mission 12 Community Program Directors and […]