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SSEP Mission 14 to ISS
Experiment Design Competition and Selection of Flight Experiments: Fall 2019
Flight to ISS: projected launch Spring/Summer 2020, on Space-X-21 (Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft); return to Earth at launch+1 month, on SpaceX-21 (see Flight Profile page)
The 32 communities profiled below are providing the opportunity for thousands of grade 5-16 students to design and propose real microgravity experiments for flight aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of SSEP Mission 14 to ISS – the 16th SSEP flight opportunity.
Each community conducts a local Flight Experiment Design Competition with student teams designing microgravity experiments across multiple disciplines. Each team submits a formal research proposal, vying for an experiment slot reserved just for their community in a real research mini-laboratory scheduled to fly on the International Space Station. The Mission 14 to ISS community leadership project that across the network of 32 communities a minimum of 27,800 students will be fully engaged in experiment design, and a minimum of 3,620 flight experiment proposals from student teams will be received.
Thousands more grade preK-12 students are being given the opportunity to participate in SSEP Mission 14 to ISS community-wide programming, which includes the design of Mission Patches to fly aboard ISS. Through community engagement activities, together with microgravity experiment design, a total of 304 schools in 17 States, 2 Canadian Provinces, and Brazil are taking part in Mission 14 to ISS. Edmonton, Alberta, and Halifax, Nova Scotia, are the two Canadian communities, and Sao Paulo is the community in Brazil. Mission 14 includes five communities in Texas; three in California; and two in Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma and Wisconsin. Three communities are focusing on university undergraduates – Stockton University in Galloway, New Jersey, the University of Maryland System, and the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Mission 14 is the –
- seventh SSEP Mission for Hillsborough County, Florida; and Knox County, Tennessee
- sixth Mission for Burleson, Texas; and Pharr, Texas
- fifth Mission for University System of Maryland; and Springfield, New Jersey
- fourth Mission for Galloway, New Jersey – Stockton University; and WNY STEM – Buffalo/Niagara, New York
- third Mission for Sao Paulo, Brazil; Winfield City, Alabama; Corcoran, California; Moreno Valley, California; and iForward – Grantsburg, Wisconsin
- second Mission for Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Stamford, Connecticut; Anne Arundel County, Maryland; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – University of Pittsburgh; Sumter, South Carolina; and Bellevue, Washington
Mission 14 is made possible in part by a grant from the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) to the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education. CASIS is a National Partner on the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program. For 10 of the 33 communities, Mission 14 is made possible in part by a grant from Subaru of America, also a National Partner on SSEP. For the 2 Canadian communities, Mission 14 is made possible in part by a grant from Magellan Aerospace, a Canadian National Partner on SSEP, which also supported 2 communities in MA and NY where Magellan Aerospace has U.S. facilities.
More generally, Mission 14 to ISS is made possible through the involvement of 99 Local Partner institutions, including school districts, corporate foundations, universities, community foundations, and companies, and which are providing both underwriting and material and human resources. This includes support from 9 NASA Space Grant Consortia at lead universities, including: California Space Grant Consortium at University of California, San Diego; Connecticut Space Grant Consortium at the University of Hartford; Florida Space Grant Consortium at the University of Central Florida; Maryland Space Grant Consortium at Johns Hopkins University; Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Michigan Space Grant Consortium at the University of Michigan; New York Space Grant Consortium at Cornell University; Texas Space Grant Consortium at University of Texas at Austin; and Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium at Carthage College.
The level of partnership is remarkable, and speaks to what a team of partners at the local, state, and national levels can do together in STEM education.
Visit the SSEP In the News page and the In Our Own Words page to gain an understanding of program impact over all SSEP missions conducted to date.
Quickly Scroll to Individual Communities
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Winfield City, Alabama
- Buckeye, Arizona
- Corcoran, California
- Moreno Valley, California
- Redlands, California
- Stamford, Connecticut
- Hillsborough County, Florida
- Pasco County, Florida
- Anne Arundel County, Maryland
- University System of Maryland, Maryland
- Westford, Massachusetts
- Harper Woods, Michigan
- Galloway, New Jersey
- Springfield, New Jersey
- WNY STEM – Buffalo/Niagara, New York
- Shoreham, New York
- Bethany, Oklahoma
- Enid, Oklahoma
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – University of Pittsburgh
- Sumter, South Carolina
- Knox County, Tennessee
- Bandera, Texas
- Burleson, Texas
- Lufkin, Texas
- Lumberton, Texas
- Pharr, Texas
- Bellevue, Washington
- Hayward, Wisconsin
- iForward – Grantsburg, Wisconsin
Noteworthy: this is the third SSEP flight for Brazil
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 70; experiment design and mission patches: Ceefmti daniel comboni, Cefet/rj – centro federal de educação tecnológica celso suckow da Fonseca, Cempre benedito ferreira Lopes, Centro federal de educacao tecnologica de minas gerais, Centro federal de educação tecnológica de minas gerais, Centro territorial de educação profissional de itaparica – cetepi, Centro.educacional sesi 228 botucatu sp, Cepmg – cabo pm edmilson de souza lemes, Ceu emef casa blanca, Colégio adventista de joinville – saguaçu, Colégio estadual da polícia militar de goiás – unidade ayrton senna, Colegio feb, Colégio global, Colégio maria edith rhoden, Colégio marista Goiânia, Colégio municipal paulo freire, Colégio positivo internacional, Colégio regina coeli, Colégio santra Dorotéia, E. E. Dr. Domingos de Magalhães, E. E. E. O. Professor moreira de Sousa, E.e carlos maximiliano pereira dos santos, Ee américo brasiliense, Ee padre aristides greve, Eeb bom pastor, Eliezer steinbarg max nordau, Emee olga benário prestes, Emef ceu Paraisópolis, Emef almirante ary parreiras, Emef barão de mauá, Emef dr.joao pedro de carvalho neto, Emef fazenda da juta, Emef jorge da cunha carneiro, Emef m’boi mirim ii, Emef oliveira viana, Ensino médio sesi concórdia, Escola básica municipal eugênio pozzo, Escola bosque eireli, Escola estadual brasílio machado, Escola estadual maestro fabiano lozano , Escola estadual professora leonor fernandes da silva, Escola estadual renato sêneca de sá Fleury, Escola estadual santos dumont, Escola integrada educativa, Escola mestre santa bárbara, Escola monteiro lobato, Escola municipal irati, Escola núcleo lira camilla petry, Escola núcleo são Rafael, Escola paulista, Escola pró-morar barigui , Escola sagrada família, Ifba – campus paulo afonso, Ifma – são luís, Ifmg – campus betim, Ifsc – florianópolis, Ifsc – gaspar, Ifsc – jaraguá do sul, Ifsc – Xanxerê, Instituto alpha lumen, Instituto federal do ceará – ifce campus tabuleiro do norte, Instituto federal do paraná – campus campo largo, Instituto federal farroupilha – campus santo Ângelo, Instituto nacional leva ciência
Liceu jardim, Núcleo pedagógico rural de Joaçaba, Oca dos curumins, Patronato nossa senhora de lourdes, Sartre _ escola seb_ unidade monet, Sesi – serviço social da indústria
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 8,130 (grades 6-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 500
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades 7-12, SSEP participants), (grades K-12, non-SSEP participants)
Partner Institutions
Airvantis R&D LLC
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
Mission 13 to ISS
(see Mission 13 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 12 to ISS
(see Mission 12 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Director
Lucas Fonseca
lucas.fonseca@airvantis.com.br
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Edmonton
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 23; experiment design and mission patches: A. Blair McPherson School, Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour School, George P. Nicholson School, Highlands School, Rosslyn School, S. Bruce Smith School, Steinhauer School; experiment design only: Elizabeth Finch School, Elmwood School, Michael Strembitsky School, Parkview School, Shauna May Seneca School; mission patches only: Alberta School for the Deaf, Coronation School, David Thomas King School, Ivor Dent School, James Gibbons School, Kensington School, Lago Lindo School, Lorelei School, Ottewell School, Riverbend School, Westbrook School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 1,000 (grades 6-9)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 75
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-4), (grades 5-9)
Partner Institutions
Edmonton Public School Board
Magellan Aerospace, SSEP National Partner
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
Mission 13 to ISS
(see Mission 13 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Director
Lindsay Adrian
lindsay.adrian@epsb.ca
3. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 4; experiment design and mission patches: Gorsebrook Junior High School; mission patches only: Inglis Street Elementary School, Saint Mary’s Elementary School, LeMarchant-St. Thomas Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 250 (grades 7-9)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 55
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades PK-6), (grades 7-9)
Partner Institutions
Halifax Regional Centre for Education
Gorsebrook Junior High School
Brilliant Labs
Honorable Mike Savage, Mayor, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax Partnership
NSERC Young Innovators
Raphael Foundation
Magellan Aerospace, SSEP National Partner
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Sonja Goold
sgoold@hrce.ca
David Leblanc
dleblanc@hrce.ca
Noteworthy: this is the third SSEP flight for Winfield
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 3; experiment design and mission patches: Winfield Middle School; mission patches only: Winfield Elementary School, Winfield City High School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 300 (grades 6-8)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 50
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades 3-6), (grades 7-12)
Partner Institutions
Winfield City School System
Pepsi-Cola, Dr. Pepper Bottling Company, Inc.
State Bank & Trust
Komatsu Mining Corporation Group
Tombigbee Electric Cooperative
The Citizens Bank of Winfield
3M
Subaru of America, Inc., SSEP National Partner
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
Mission 13 to ISS
(see Mission 13 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 12 to ISS
(see Mission 12 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Director
Freda Curd
fcurd@winfield.k12.al.us
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 6; experiment design and mission patches: Bales Elementary School, Buckeye Elementary School, Inca Elementary School, Marionneaux Elementary School, Sundance Elementary School, Steven R. Jasinski Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 300 (grades 5-8)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 60
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-4), (grades 5-8)
Partner Institutions
Buckeye Elementary School District
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Chryste Berda
cberda@besd33.org
Heather Orozco
horozco@besd33.org
Noteworthy: this is the third SSEP flight for Corcoran
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 5; experiment design and mission patches: John Muir Middle School; mission patches only: John C. Fremont Elementary School, Mark Twain Elementary School, Kings Lake Education Center, Bret Harte Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 780 (grades 6-8)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 125
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-5), (grades 6-8)
Partner Institutions
Corcoran Unified School District
John Muir Middle School
California Space Grant Consortium
California Resources Corporation
Corcoran Community Foundation
The Edmund Eisenberg Memorial Foundation for the Advancement of STEM Education
Subaru of America, Inc., SSEP National Partner
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
Mission 13 to ISS
(see Mission 13 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 12 to ISS
(see Mission 12 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Dave Whitmore
dwhitmore@corcoranunified.com
Jari Stokes
jaristokes@corcoranunified.com
Judy Fierro
judyfierro@corcoranunified.com
Noteworthy: this is the third SSEP flight for Moreno Valley
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 5; experiment design and mission patches: Canyon Springs High School, Palm Middle School, Valley View High School; mission patches only: Mountain View Middle School, Vista Del Lago High school
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 600 (grades 6-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 100
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades 6-8), (grades 9-12)
Partner Institutions
Moreno Valley Unified School District
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
Mission 13 to ISS
(see Mission 13 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 12 to ISS
(see Mission 12 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Director
Emmie Glancy
eglancy@mvusd.net
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 7; experiment design and mission patches: Redlands Senior High School, Moore Middle School; mission patches only: Beattie Middle School, Cope Middle School, Clement Middle School, Redlands East Valley High School, Citrus Valley High School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 900 (grades 6-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 300
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades 6-8), (grades 9-12)
Partner Institutions
Redlands Unified School District
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Director
Deepika Srivastava
deepika_srivastava@redlands.k12.ca.us
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Stamford
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 19; experiment design and mission patches: Stamford High School; mission patches only: Davenport Ridge Elementary School, Hart Magnet Elementary School, Julia A. Stark Elementary School, K.T. Murphy Elementary School, Newfield Elementary School, Northeast Elementary School, Rogers International School, Roxbury Elementary School, Springdale Elementary School, Stillmeadow Elementary School, Strawberry Hill, an extension of Rogers International School, Toquam Magnet Elementary School, Westover Magnet Elementary School, Cloonan Middle School, Dolan Middle School, Rippowam Middle School, Scofield Magnet Middle School, Turn of River Middle School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 300 (grades 9-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 100
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-8), (grades 9-12)
Partner Institutions
Stamford Public School District
Stamford High School
Fairfield County’s Community Foundation
Eversource
NASA Connecticut Space Grant Consortium
Rotary Club
People’s United Bank
Subaru of America, Inc., SSEP National Partner
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
Mission 12 to ISS
(see Mission 12 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Director
Sue Dougherty
sdougherty@stamfordct.gov
10. Hillsborough County, Florida
Noteworthy: this is the seventh SSEP flight for Hillsborough County
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 28; experiment design and mission patches: Bryant Elementary School, Essrig Elementary School, FishHawk Creek Elementary School, Gorrie Elementary School, Newsome High School, Randall Middle School, Riverhills Elementary School, Sessums Elementary School, Springhead Elementary School, Tampa Palms Elementary School, Walden Lake Elementary School; mission patches only: Alafia Elementary School, Cannella Elementary School, Collins Elementary School, Cork Elementary School, Cypress Creek Elementary School, Dawson Elementary School, Frost Elementary School, Lowry Elementary School, Mort Elementary School, Northwest Elementary School, Oak Grove Elementary School, Pride Elementary School, Sulphur Springs Elementary School, Summerfield Crossings Elementary School, Temple Terrace Elementary School, Turner Bartels K-8 School, Thompson Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 4,200 (grades 5-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 541
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-5), (grades 6-12)
Partner Institutions
Tampa Bay STEM Network
Hillsborough County Public Schools
NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium
Suncoast Credit Union Foundation
United Skates of America, Inc.
Hillsborough Education Foundation
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
Mission 13 to ISS
(see Mission 13 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 12 to ISS
(see Mission 12 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 11 to ISS
(see Mission 11 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 9 to ISS
(see Mission 9 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 7 to ISS
(see Mission 7 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 5 to ISS
(see Mission 5 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Director
Mary Vaughn
mary.vaughn@sdhc.k12.fl.us
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 5; experiment design and mission patches: Wendell Krinn Technical High School, Chasco Middle School, Sanders Memorial Elementary School, Centennial Middle School; mission patches only: Hudson High School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 1,755 (grades 5-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 125
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-5), (grades 6-12)
Partner Institutions
Pasco County Schools
NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium
Pasco Education Foundation
First National Bank
Publix Super Markets Charities
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Dr. Chris Dunning
cdunning@pasco.k12.fl.us
Roberta Starling
rstarlin@pasco.k12.fl.us
12. Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Anne Arundel County
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 8; experiment design and mission patches: Annapolis Middle School, Wiley H. Bates Middle School, Brooklyn Park Middle School, Central Middle School, Lindale Middle School, Meade Middle School; mission patches only: North County High School, Northeast High School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 2,230 (grades 6-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 105
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 1 competition; (grades 6-7)
Partner Institutions
Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Maryland Space Grant Consortium
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
Mission 13 to ISS
(see Mission 13 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Co-Director
Valerie Wesner
vwesner@aacps.org
Eliott Tyler
etyler@aacps.org
Laura Pinto
lpinto@aacps.org
13. University System of Maryland, Maryland
Noteworthy: this is the fifth SSEP flight for the University System of Maryland
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 1; experiment design only: University of Maryland, College Park
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 50 (grades 13-16)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 12
Partner Institutions
University System of Maryland
Maryland Space Grant Consortium
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
Mission 13 to ISS
(see Mission 13 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments)
Mission 12 to ISS
(see Mission 12 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 11 to ISS
(see Mission 11 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 10 to ISS
(see Mission 10 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments)
SSEP Community Program Co-Director
Natasha Ivanina
ivaninatasha@gmail.com
Daniel Serrano
dsvolpe@umd.edu
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 1; experiment design and mission patches: Stony Brook School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 300 (grades 6-8)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 100
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 1 competition; (grades 6-8)
Partner Institutions
Stony Brook School
Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium
Great Lowell Community Foundation (GLCF)
GLCF President’s Fund
Westford Family Fun Fest Fund
Don Mason Family fund
Westford Community Fund
Westford Education Foundation
Red Hat Inc.
NETSCOUT
Westford Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Lowell Sun Charities
Veracode
Magellan Aerospace, SSEP National Partner
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Co-Director
Jennifer Twitchell
jtwitchell@westfordk12.us
Mindy Schnare
mschnare@westfordk12.us
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 4; experiment design and mission patches: Chandler Park Academy Elementary School, Chandler Park Academy Middle School, Chandler Park High School; mission patches only: Poupard Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 300 (grades 5-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 60
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades 3-5), (grades 6-12)
Partner Institutions
Chandler Park Academy School District
Michigan Space Grant Consortium
DTE Energy
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Director
Audrey Richardson
richardsona@chandlerparkacademy.net
16. Galloway, New Jersey – Stockton University
Noteworthy: this is the fourth SSEP flight for Galloway
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 11; experiment design only: Stockton University; mission patches only: Sovereign Avenue School, Port Norris School, Dr. Joyanne Miller School, Folsom Elementary School, William Davis Middle School, Car W. Goetz School, North Main Street School, Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School, Jordan Road School, Toms River Regional Intermediate School North
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 30 (grades 13-16)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 10
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-6), (grades 7-16)
Partner Institutions
Stockton University
Subaru of America, Inc., SSEP National Partner
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
Mission 13 to ISS
(see Mission 13 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 12 to ISS
(see Mission 12 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 11 to ISS
(see Mission 11 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Director
Peter Straub
peter.straub@stockton.edu
Noteworthy: this is the fifth SSEP flight for Springfield
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 5; experiment design and mission patches: Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School, James Caldwell Elementary Schol, Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School, Jonathan Dayton High School; mission patches only: Edward V. Walton Early Childhood Center
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 1,321 (grades 5-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 200
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-5), (grades 6-12)
Partner Institutions
Springfield Public Schools
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
Mission 13 to ISS
(see Mission 13 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 12 to ISS
(see Mission 12 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 11 to ISS
(see Mission 11 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 9 to ISS
(see Mission 9 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Director
Gregory Salmon
gsalmon@springfieldschools.com
18. WNY STEM – Buffalo/Niagara, New York
Noteworthy: this is the fourth SSEP flight for WNY STEM
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 7; experiment design only: Charter School of Inquiry, International Preparatory School, King Urban Life Center, Lockport High School, Bennett High School, Salamanca High School, Wellsville Secondary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 440 (grades 5-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 104
Partner Institutions
WNY STEM Hub
New York Space Grant Consortium
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
Mission 13 to ISS
(see Mission 13 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 12 to ISS
(see Mission 12 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 9 to ISS
(see Mission 9 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Michelle Kavanaugh
mkavanaugh@wnystem.org
Jeffery Arnold
jefferyarnold89@gmail.com
Joe Zawicki
jzawicki@gmail.com
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 3; experiment design and mission patches: Wading River Elementary School, Albert Prodell Middle School, Shoreham Wading River High School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 285 (grades 5, 8-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 60
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-5), (grades 6-12)
Partner Institutions
Shoreham-Wading River Central School District
New York Space Grant Consortium
Magellan Aerospace, SSEP National Partner
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Amy Meyer
ameyer@swr.k12.ny.us
Kevin Nohejl
knohejl@swr.k12.ny.us
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 3; experiment design and mission patches: Bethany High School, Bethany Middle School, Bethany Earl Harris Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 700 (grades 5-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 100
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades 5-8), (grades 9-12)
Partner Institutions
Bethany Public Schools
Oklahoma City Community Foundation
Trustees of The Harris Foundation
Foundation Management, Inc.
Subaru of America, Inc., SSEP National Partner
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Andrea Stewart
astewart@bethanyschools.com
Adam Forester
aforester@bethanyschools.com
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 15; experiment design and mission patches: Enid High School, Longfellow Middle School; mission patches only: Emerson Middle School, Waller Middle School, Adams Elementary School, Coolidge Elementary School, Eisenhower Elementary School, Garfield Elementary School, Glenwood Elementary School, Hayes Elementary School, Hoover Elementary School, McKinley Elementary School, Monroe Elementary School, Prairie Elementary School, Taft Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 460 (grades 5-6, 9-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 115
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-6), (grades 7-12)
Partner Institutions
Enid Public School District
Envirotech Engineering and Consulting
Enid Public School Foundation
Trustees of The Harris Foundation
Foundation Management, Inc.
Security National Bank
Groendyke Transport, Inc.
Stride Bank
Vertex Aerospace
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Dusty Hugaboom
dbhugaboom@enidk12.org
Teresa Ponce
tmponce@enidk12.org
22. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – University of Pittsburgh
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Pittsburgh
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 1; experiment design and mission patches: University of Pittsburgh
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 30 (grades 13-16)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 10
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (Schools of Pharmacy and Engineering), (Schools of Life Sciences, Health Sciences and Arts and Humanities)
Partner Institutions
University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
Mission 13 to ISS
(see Mission 13 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
John Donehoo
donehoojp@upmc.edu
Ravi Patel
rmp40@pitt.edu
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Sumter
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 4; experiment design and mission patches: Alice Drive Middle School; mission patches only: Alice Drive Elementary School, Millwood Elementary School, Willow Drive Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 400 (grades 6-8)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 80
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grade 5), (grades 6-8)
Partner Institutions
Sumter School District
Alice Drive Middle School
Subaru of America, Inc., SSEP National Partner
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
Mission 12 to ISS
(see Mission 12 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Jeannie Pressley
jeannie.pressley@sumterschools.net
Marina Mosneaguta
marina.mosneaguta@sumterschools.net
Noteworthy: this is the seventh SSEP flight for Knox County
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 14; experiment design and mission patches: Shannondale Elementary School, South Knoxville Elementary School; experiment design only: Bearden High School, Beaumont Magnet Academy, Carter Middle School, Farragut High School, Gibbs Middle School, Green Magnet Academy, Hardin Valley Elementary School, Northwest Middle School, West Hills Elementary School; mission patches only: Holston Middle School, Homebound School, Sterchi Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 130 (grades 5-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 25
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-5), (grades 6-12)
Partner Institutions
Knox County Public School System
Subaru of America, Inc., SSEP National Partner
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
Mission 13 to ISS
(see Mission 13 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 12 to ISS
(see Mission 12 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 11 to ISS
(see Mission 11 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 9 to ISS
(see Mission 9 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 7 to ISS
(see Mission 7 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments)
Mission 6 to ISS
(see Mission 6 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments)
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Andrea Berry
andrea.berry@knoxschools.org
Mallory Sterling
mallory.sterling@knoxschools.org
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 3; experiment design and mission patches: Bandera Middle School; mission patches only: Alkek Elementary School, Hill Country Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 300 (grades 6-8)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 60
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grade 5), (grades 6-8)
Partner Institutions
Bandera Independent School District
Bandera Middle School
Warriors Heart
Winters Electric
Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country
Heart 2
Christina & Luis Moreno
Stacy LaLanne
Guajardo Family
Subaru of America, Inc., SSEP National Partner
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Patrick Sizemore
psizemore@banderaisd2.net
Ray Bianco
rbianco@banderisd2.net
Noteworthy: this is the sixth SSEP flight for Burleson
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 16; experiment design and mission patches: STEAM at Stribling Elementary School, Nick Kerr Middle School, Hughes Middle School, STEAM Middle School, The REALM Secondary School; mission patches only: Bransom Elementary School, Brock Elementary School, Clinkscale Elementary School, Frazier Elementary School, Hajek Elementary School, Norwood Elementary School, Mound Elementary School,Taylor Elementary School, Burleson High School, Centennial High School, Crossroads High School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 1.020 (grades 5-6)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 255
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades 3-5), (grades 6-12)
Partner Institutions
Burleson Independent School District
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
Mission 13 to ISS
(see Mission 13 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 12 to ISS
(see Mission 12 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 11 to ISS
(see Mission 11 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 9 to ISS
(see Mission 9 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 7 to ISS
(see Mission 7 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Dr. Leslie K. Bender Jutzi
lbenderjutzi@bisdmail.net
Stacy Hughes
shughes@bisdmail.net
Seth Hickman
shickman@bisdmail.net
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 6; experiment design and mission patches: Lufkin Middle School; mission patches only: Anderson Elementary School, Brandon Elementary School, Brookhollow Elementary School, Coston Elementary School, Slack Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 100 (grade 7)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 33
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grade 4), (grades 6-8)
Partner Institutions
Lufkin Independent School District
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Director
Suzy Jungmann
sjungmann@lufkinisd.org
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 5; experiment design and mission patches: Lumberton High School, Lumberton Middle School, Lumberton Intermediate School; mission patches only: Lumberton Primary School, Lumberton Early Childhood School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 300 (grades 6-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 75
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-5), (grades 6-12)
Partner Institutions
Lumberton Independent School District
Texas Space Grant Consortium
Subaru of America, Inc., SSEP National Partner
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Susan Letourneau
sletourneau@lumberton.k12.tx.us
John White
jwwhite@lumberton.k12.tx.us
Sheryl Dunham
ssdunham@lumberton.k12.tx.us
Noteworthy: this is the sixth SSEP flight for Pharr
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 1; experiment design only: PSJA Thomas Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 300 (grades 9-11)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 60
Partner Institutions
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District
Thomas Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
Mission 13 to ISS
(see Mission 13 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 12 to ISS
(see Mission 12 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 11 to ISS
(see Mission 11 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 7 to ISS
(see Mission 7 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 4 to ISS
(see Mission 4 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Director
Michael Murray
michael.murray@psjaisd.us
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Bellevue
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 1; experiment design and mission patches: Open Window School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 190 (grades 4-8)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 50
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-3), (grades 4-8)
Partner Institutions
Open Window School
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
Mission 9 to ISS
(see Mission 9 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Adrienne Gifford
adrienneg@ows.org
Kelly Faber
kellyf@ows.org
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 2; experiment design and mission patches: Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe School, Waadookodaading Charter School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 150 (grades 5-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 30
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-4), (grades 5-12)
Partner Institutions
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe School
Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium
Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Governing Board
Lac Courte Oreilles Youth and Education Fund
Subaru of America, Inc., SSEP National Partner
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Co-Director
Tammy Moncel
Tammy.moncel@lcoosk12.org
Wendy Fuller
Wendy.fuller@lcoosk12.org
32. iForward – Grantsburg, Wisconsin
Noteworthy: this is the third SSEP flight for iForward-Grantsburg
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 2; experiment design and mission patches: iForward Online Middle School, iForward Online High School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 300 (grades 6-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 50
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades 6-8), (grades 9-12)
Partner Institutions
Grantsburg School District
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 14 to ISS
Mission 13 to ISS
(see Mission 13 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 12 to ISS
(see Mission 12 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Constance Quade
constance.quade@iforwardwisconsin.com
Erik Benson
erik.benson@iforwardwisconsin.com