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SSEP Mission 17 to ISS
Experiment Design Competition and Selection of Flight Experiments: Fall 2022
Flight to ISS: projected launch Spring/Summer 2023
The 37 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 17 to ISS – the 19th 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 17 to ISS community leadership project that across the network of 37 communities a minimum of 15,560 students will be fully engaged in experiment design, and a minimum of 2,390 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 17 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 348 schools in 18 States, 1 Canadian Province, and Ukraine are taking part in Mission 17 to ISS.
Mission 17 includes eight communities in New York; five in Texas; four in Florida; two in California, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania; and one in Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Four communities are focusing on university undergraduates – Grayslake, Illinois; the University System of Maryland; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and McKinney, Texas.
Many Mission 17 communities have participated in prior SSEP missions. Mission 17 is the:
- tenth SSEP Mission for Hillsborough County, FL
- ninth mission for Burleson, TX
- seventh mission for the University System of Maryland
- sixth mission for Moreno Valley, CA; Springfield, NJ; Buffalo/Niagara, NY; and iForward-Grantsburg, WI
- fourth mission for Bandera, TX, and Ector County, TX
- third mission for Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- second mission for Ukraine; Ocala, FL; Lake Charles, LA; Albany, NY; Garden City, NY; Norwood, NY; Pickerington, OH; Erie, PA; and Texarkana, TX.
More generally, Mission 17 to ISS is made possible through the involvement of 140 Local Partner institutions, including school districts, corporate foundations, universities, community foundations, and companies, which are providing both underwriting and material and human resources. This includes support from 4 NASA Space Grant Consortia at lead universities, including: Arizona Space Grant Consortium at University of Arizona; Maryland Space Grant Consortium at Johns Hopkins University; Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium at Pennsylvania State University; and Texas Space Grant Consortium at the University of Texas.
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 Launch and On-orbit Operations History page to watch videos of every SSEP launch to date, and a list of all astronauts that have operated SSEP experiments on orbit. 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.
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- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Ukraine
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Glendora, California
- Moreno Valley, California
- Hillsborough County, Florida
- Ocala, Florida
- Osprey, Florida
- Viera, Florida
- Jonesboro, Georgia
- Grayslake, Illinois
- Lake Charles, Louisiana
- University System of Maryland, Maryland
- Westland, Michigan
- Edina, Minnesota
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Camden, New Jersey
- Springfield, New Jersey
- Albany, New York
- Brooklyn, New York – BSEA
- Buffalo/Niagara, New York
- Garden City, New York
- Long Beach, New York
- Lynbrook, New York
- Norwood, New York
- Red Hook, New York
- Pickerington, Ohio
- Gervais, Oregon
- Erie, Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – CCAC
- Bandera, Texas
- Burleson, Texas
- Ector County, Texas
- McKinney, Texas
- Texarkana, Texas
- Renton, Washington
- iForward-Grantsburg, Wisconsin
Noteworthy: this is the third SSEP flight for Edmonton
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 16; experiment design only: Avalon School, Dickinsfield School, Earl Buxton School, Kisêwâtisiwin School, McKernan School, Michael Strembitsky School, Queen Alexandra School, Stratford School, Thelma Chalifoux School; experiment design and mission patches: Parkview School mission patches only: James Gibbons School, Highlands School, Centennial School, Meadowlark Christian School, Aldergrove School, Soraya Hafez 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
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
Mission 14 to ISS
(see Mission 14 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 13 to ISS
(see Mission 13 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Betty Fu
Betty.Fu@epsb.ca
Melissa Skinner
Melissa.Skinner@epsb.ca
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Ukraine
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 12; experiment design and mission patches: Boryslav Secondary School No. 7, Lviv Region; Vinnytsia Regional Station of Young Naturalists, Vinnytsia Region; O.M. Boychenko Gymnasium No. 59, Kyiv; Specialized School-Lyceum No. 157, Kyiv; Dmytro Bakhmatiuk Kalush Lyceum, Ivano-Frankivsk region; Kharkiv Scientific Lyceum “Giftedness”, Kharkiv Region; Municipal Extracurricular Centre “Junior Academy of Sciences for Schoolchildren”, Dnipro Region; Taras Shevchenko Lyceum, Kirovohrad Region; Rivne Regional Scientific Lyceum, Rivne region; Ukrainian Physics and Mathematics Lyceum of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv; M. Ostrovsky Comprehensive Shepetivska secondary school No. 1, Khmelnytskyi region; mission patches only: Lyceum No. 142, Kyiv
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 1,000 (grades 9-11)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 150
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 1 competition; (grades 9-12)
Partner Institutions
European Junior Academy of Sciences
Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Maryland Space Grant Consortium
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
Mission 16 to ISS
(see Mission 16 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Director
Yevhen Kudriavets
yk@man.gov.ua
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 4; experiment design and mission patches: Canyon Breeze Elementary School, Desert Horizon Elementary School, Desert Mirage Elementary School, Garden Lakes Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 350 (grade 5)
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
Pendergast Elementary School District #92
Arizona Space Grant Consortium, University of Arizona
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Dr. Gwyneth Marr
gmarr@pesd92.org
Catherine Linhardt
clindhardt@pesd92.org
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 1; experiment design and mission patches: Glendora High School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 500 (grades 9-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 50
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 1 competition; (grades 9-12)
Partner Institutions
Glendora Unified School District
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Kristy Espino
kespino@glendora.k12.ca.us
Noteworthy: this is the sixth SSEP flight for Moreno Valley
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 11; experiment design and mission patches: Mountain View Middle School, Palm Middle School, Vista Heights Middle School, Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley High School, Valley View High School; mission patches only: Cloverdale Elementary School, Creekside Elementary School, Hendrick Ranch Elementary School, Towngate Elementary School, Badger Springs Middle 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: 50
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grade 5), (grades 6-12)
Partner Institutions
Moreno Valley Unified School District
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
Mission 16 to ISS
(see Mission 16 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 15 to ISS
(see Mission 15 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 14 to ISS
(see Mission 14 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
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
Amna Ahmad
aahmad@mvusd.net
6. Hillsborough County, Florida
Noteworthy: this is the tenth SSEP flight for Hillsborough County
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 23; experiment design only: Bailey Elementary School, Belmont Elementary School, Carrollwood Elementary School, Cimino Elementary School, Heritage Elementary School, Mintz Elementary School, Robinson Elementary School, Ruskin Elementary School, Symmes Elementary School, Burns Middle School, Coleman Middle School, Farnell Middle School, Orange Grove Middle School, Progress Village Middle School, Rampello Downtown Partnership School, Randall Middle School, Stewart Middle School, Williams Middle School, Wharton Senior High School; mission patches only: Bevis Elementary School, Morgan Woods Elementary, Schwarzkopf Elementary School, Woodbridge Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 2,200 (grades 5-8)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 30
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-5), (grades 6-8)
Partner Institutions
Hillsborough County Public Schools
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
Mission 16 to ISS
(see Mission 16 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 15
(see Mission 15 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 14
(see Mission 14 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
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
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Ocala
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 4; experiment design and mission patches: Reddick-Collier Elementary School, Horizon Academy at Marion Oaks, Dr. N.H. Jones Elementary School, Howard Middle School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 100 (grades 5-6)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 50
Partner Institutions
Marion County Public Schools
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
Mission 16 to ISS
(see Mission 16 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Director
Stephen Ayres
stephen.ayres@marion.k12.fl.us
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 1; experiment design and mission patches: Pine View 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: 100
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades 2-6), (grades 7-12)
Partner Institutions
Pine View School for the Gifted
Pine View Association
School Advisory Council
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Directors
Dylan Bell
dylan.bell@sarasotacountyschools.net
Marie Rosander
Marie.Rosander@sarasotacountyschools.net
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 2; experiment design and mission patches: Pinecrest Academy Space Coast Elementary School, Pinecrest Academy Space Coast Middle 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-5), (grades 6-8)
Partner Institutions
Pinecrest Academy Space Coast Charter School
Charles River Laboratories International
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Directors
Consuelo Kirk
ckirk@pinecrestspacecoast.com
Kelli Shar
KShar@pinecrestspacecoast.com
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 70; experiment design and mission patches: Kay R. Pace Elementary School Of The Arts, Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy, Oliver Elementary, West Clayton Elementary, Babb Middle School, Rex Mill Middle School, Mundy’s Mill Middle School, M.D Roberts Middle School, M.E Stillwell School of the Arts, Drew High School, Lovejoy High School, Elite Scholars Academy; mission patches only: Anderson Elementary, Arnold Elementary, Brown Elementary, Callaway Elementary, Church Street Elementary, East Clayton Elementary, Edmonds Elementary, Fountain Elementary, Harper Elementary, Hawthorne Elementary, Haynie Elementary, Huie Elementary, Jackson Elementary, Kemp Elementary, Kemp Primary, Kilpatrick Elementary, King Elementary, Lake City Elementary, Lake Ridge Elementary, Lee Street Elementary, Marshall Elementary, McGarrah Elementary, Morrow Elementary, Mt. Zion Elementary, Mt. Zion Primary, Northcutt Elementary, Pointe South Elementary, Riverdale Elementary, River’s Edge Elementary, Smith Elementary, Suder Elementary, Swint Elementary, Tara Elementary, Unidos Dual Language School, Utopian Academy for the Arts, White Academy Elementary, Adamson Middle School, , Forest Park Middle School, Jonesboro Middle School, Kendrick Middle School, Lovejoy Middle School, Morrow Middle School, North Clayton Middle School, Pointe South Middle School, Riverdale Middle School, Sequoyah Middle School, Unidos Dual Language School, White Academy, 7 Pillars Career Academy, Elite Scholars Academy, Forest Park High School, Jonesboro High School, Perry Learning Center, Morrow High School, Mt. Zion High School, Mundy’s Mill High School, North Clayton High School, Riverdale High 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: 75
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-5), (grades 6-12)
Partner Institutions
Clayton County Public School District
Georgia Aquarium
Georgia State University
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Janetta Greenwood
janetta.greenwood@clayton.k12.ga.us
Tameaka McKinney
tameaka.mckinney@clayton.k12.ga.us
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 1; experiment design and mission patches: College of Lake County
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 13-16 art students), (grades 13-16 all students)
Partner Institutions
College of Lake County
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Jeanine Seitz
JSeitzPartridge@clcillinois.edu
Cynthia Trombino
BI0563@CLCILLINOIS.EDU
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Lake Charles
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 3; experiment design and mission patches: F. K. White Middle School, S. J. Welsh Middle School; experiment design only: Oak Park Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 315 (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 K-5), (grades 6-12)
Partner Institutions
Southwest Louisiana (SWLA) Regional STEM Center
Allen Parish
Beauregard Parish
Calcasieu Parish
Cameron Parish
Jefferson Davis Parish
Vernon Parish
Calcasieu Parish Police Jury
Chennault International Airport
CITGO
City of Lake Charles
Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana
KPLC-TV
McNeese State University
Phillips 66
PPG Chemical
REC Foundation
Sasol
SOWELA Technical Community College
SWLA Economic Development Alliance
United Way of Southwest Louisiana
Westlake Chemical
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
Mission 16 to ISS
(see Mission 16 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Co-Director
Mark Arseneault
mark.arseneault@cpsb.org
Daren Dotson
daren.dotson@cpsb.org
13. University System of Maryland, Maryland
Noteworthy: this is the seventh SSEP flight for USM
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 4; experiment design and mission patches: DuVal High School, University of Maryland College Park; mission patches only: Salisbury University, Towson University
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): 1 competition; (grades 13-16)
Partner Institutions
University System of Maryland
University of Maryland College Park
Salisbury University
Towson University
Duval High School
CASIS “Leveraging The ISS National Lab to Enable Digital Engagement and Higher Education” Grant
University of Maryland College Park Department of Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
Mission 16 to ISS
(see Mission 16 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 14 to ISS
(see Mission 14 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments)
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-Directors
Daniel Serrano
dsvolpe@umd.edu
Taylor Bartlow
tbartlow@terpmail.umd.edu
Jason Hipkins
hipkinsj@umd.edu
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 5; experiment design and mission patches: Walker-Winter Elementary School, Franklin Middle School, Stevenson Middle School; experiment design only: John Glenn High School; mission patches only: Hicks Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 200 (grades 5-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 50
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades 3-4), (grades 5-6)
Partner Institutions
Wayne-Westland Community School District
Lawrence Technological University, Marburger STEM Center
Eastern Michigan University
University of Michigan – Dearborn
Wayne RESA
Array of Engineers
North Spore
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Amy Bidne de Barahona
BidneA@wwcsd.net
Karen Dickelman
dickelmank@wwcsd.net
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 9; experiment design and mission patches: Concord Elementary School, Cornelia Elementary School, Creek Valley Elementary School, Highlands Elementary School, South View Middle School, Valley View Middle School, Edina High School; mission patches only: Countryside Elementary School, Normandale French Immersion 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: 100
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grade 5), (grades 6-12)
Partner Institutions
Edina Public Schools
Edina Education Fund
University of Minnesota: Twin Cities
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Dr. Randy Smasal
Randy.Smasal@edinaschools.org
Jody De St. Hubert
Jody.DeStHubert@edinaschools.org
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 1; experiment design and mission patches: Pinecrest Academy of Nevada – St. Rose
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 248 (grades 5 and 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-5), (grades 6-8)
Partner Institutions
Pinecrest Academy of Nevada
Pinecrest Academy St. Rose
The Sapience
Truman Orthodontics
Premier Martial Arts
Great Knights Chess
Horace Mann
The Coder School
Desert Research Institute
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Jon Haskel
Jon.Haskel@pinecrestnv.org
Amy Barbine
amy.barbine@pinecrestnv.org
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 4; experiment design and mission patches: Camden’s Promise Charter School; mission patches only: Katz Dalsey Academy Charter School, Camden’s pride Charter School, Camden Academy Charter High School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 300 (grades 5-9)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 100
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades 2-4), (grades 5-12)
Partner Institutions
Camden’s Charter School Network Community
Camden’s Promise Charter School
Camden Academy Charter High School
Camden’s Pride Charter School
Katz Dalsey Academy Charter School
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Director
Dr. Joseph Conway
jconway@camdencsn.org
Noteworthy: this is the sixth SSEP flight for Springfield
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 5; experiment design and mission patches: Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School, Jonathan Dayton High School; mission patches only: Edward V. Walton Early Childhood Center, Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School, James Caldwell Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 343 (grades 7-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 80
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
Springfield Board of Education
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
Mission 14 to ISS
(see Mission 14 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
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
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Albany
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 3; experiment design and mission patches: North Albany Middle School, Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School, William S. Hackett Middle School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 600 (grade 8)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 60
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 1 competition; (grades 6-8)
Partner Institutions
City School District of Albany, New York
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
Mission 16 to ISS
(see Mission 16 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Director
Amanda Powers
apowers@albany.k12.ny.us
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 2; experiment design and mission patches: Brooklyn Science and Engineering Academy; mission patches only: P.S. 244, The Richard R. Green School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 150 (grades 5-7)
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 6-8)
Partner Institutions
Brooklyn Science & Engineering Academy
Richard R. Green Elementary School
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Angela DeFilippis
ADefilippis@schools.nyc.gov
Matthew Campbell
MCampbell13@schools.nyc.gov
Noteworthy: this is the sixth SSEP flight for Buffalo/Niagara
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 3; experiment design and mission patches: Wellsville Central School, Lockport High School; experiment design only: Olean High School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 80 (grades 5-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 20
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 1 competition; (grades 6-12)
Partner Institutions
Wellsville Secondary School
Olean City School District
Lockport Central School District
Wellsville Central School District
Alfred University
Corning, Inc.
Moog, Inc.
St. Bonaventure University
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
Mission 16 to ISS
(see Mission 16 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 14 to ISS
(see Mission 14 community profile and flight and honorable mention experiments)
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 Director
Ross Munson
rmunson@wlsv.org
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Garden City
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 7; experiment design and mission patches: Garden City Middle School; mission patches only: Garden City High School, Stewart School, Stratford School, Hemlock School, Homestead School, Locust School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 311 (grade 7)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 65
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-6), (grades 7-12)
Partner Institutions
Garden City Union Free School District
Garden City Middle School
Garden City PTA
Garden City Friends of STEAM
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
Mission 16 to ISS
(see Mission 16 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Director
Elena Cascio
cascioe@gcufsd.net
Christine Lebenns
lebennsc@gcufsd.net
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 6; experiment design and mission patches: Long Beach Middle School; mission patches only: East Elementary, Lido Elementary, Lindell Elementary, West Elementary, Long Beach high School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 235 (grade 6)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 70
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-5), (grades 6-12)
Partner Institutions
Long Beach Public Schools
Long Beach Middle School
Long Beach Central Council PTA
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Cristie Tursi
ctursi@lbeach.org
Lorie Beard
lbeard@lbeach.org
Janna Ostroff
jostroff@lbeach.org
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 7; experiment design and mission patches: Lynbrook Senior High School, Lynbrook North Middle School, Lynbrook South Middle School; mission patches only: West End Elementary School, Waverly Park Elementary School, Marion Street Elementary School, Lynbrook Kindergarten Center
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 300 (grades 6-9)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 50
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-5), (grades 6-12)
Partner Institutions
Lynbrook Union Free School District
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Chuck Vessalico
Charles.Vessalico@LynbrookSchools.org
Dr. Melissa Burak
Melissa.burak@lynbrookschools.org
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Norwood
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 35; experiment design and mission patches: Norwood-Norfolk High School, Potsdam Middle School, Potsdam High School, Harrisville High School, Canton Central Middle School, Parishville-Hopkinton High School, Brasher Falls High School; mission patches only: Nightengale Elementary School, Madison Elementary School, Massena Middle School, Massena High School, Parishville-Hopkinton High School, Madrid-Waddington Central School, Lawrence Avenue Elementary School, AA Kingston Middle School, Potsdam High School, Colton-Pierrepont Central School, Edwards-Knox Elementary School, Edwards-Knox High School, Gouverneur Elementary School, Gouverneur Middle School, Gouverneur High School, Heuvelton Central School, Herman-DeKalb Central School, Morristown Central School, Hammond Central School, Lisbon Central School, Clifton-Fine Central School, John F. Kennedy Elementary School, Grant C. Madill Elementary School, Ogdensburg Free Academy, Hammond Central School District, Lisbon Central School District, Clifton-Fine Central School District, Ogdensburg City School District
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 100 (grades 6-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 40
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-4), (grades 5-12)
Partner Institutions
Clarkson University
Norwood-Norfolk School District
Corning Incorporated
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
Mission 16 to ISS
(see Mission 16 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Kathleen Kavanaugh
kkavanag@clarkson.edu
Seema Rivera
riveras@clarkson.edu
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 2; experiment design and mission patches: Red Hook High School; Linden Avenue Middle School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 400 (grades 6-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 80
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 1 competition; (grades 7-12)
Partner Institutions
Red Hook Central School District
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Director
Deborah Beam
dbeam@rhcsd.org
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Pickerington
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 14; experiment design and mission patches: Pickerington High School Central, Pickerington High School North, Diley Middle School, Harmon Middle School, Toll Gate Middle School, Lakeview Junior High School, Ridgeview STEM Junior High School; mission patches only: Fairfield Elementary School, Heritage Elementary School, Pickerington Elementary School, Sycamore Creek Elementary School, Toll Gate Elementary School, Tussing Elementary School, Violet Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 1000 (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 K-6), (grades 7-12)
Partner Institutions
Pickerington Local School District
Pickerington Local School District Department of Teaching and Learning
Pickerington City Council
Pickerington Area Chamber of Commerce
Violet Township
Fairfield County Foundation
Ohio Health
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
Mission 16 to ISS
(see Mission 16 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Carla Fultz
carla_Fultz@plsd.us
Anna Meyer
anna_meyer@plsd.us
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 2; experiment design and mission patches: Gervais High School, Gervais Middle School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 276 (grades 8-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 50
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 1 competition; (grades 6-12)
Partner Institutions
Gervais School District
McGrath’s Fish House
McLaren Auction Services
Home Again Antiques
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
April Joy-Koer
april_joy-koer@gervais.k12.or.us
Andrew Aman
Andrew_Aman@gervais.k12.or.us
Toni Johnson
Toni_Johnson@gervais.k12.or.us
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Erie
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 2; experiment design and mission patches: Iroquois Elementary School, Iroquois Junior/Senior High School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 400 (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-6), (grades 7-12)
Partner Institutions
Iroquois School District
Iroquois School District Foundation
Susan Hirt Hagen Center for Community Outreach at Penn State Behrend
Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
Mission 7 to ISS
(see Mission 7 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Jennifer Foutz
jfoutz@iroquois.iu5.org
Shane Murray
smurray@iroquois.iu5.org
30. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – CCAC
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 13; experiment design and mission patches: Community College of Allegheny County; mission patches only: Carlynton High School, Mt. Lebanon High School, Chartiers Valley High School, Quaker Valley High School, Cornell High School, South Fayette High School, Keystone Oaks High School, Sto-Rox High School, Montour High School, Upper St. Clair High School, West Allegheny High School, Moon Area High School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 60 (grades 13-16)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 20
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades 9-12), (grades 13-14)
Partner Institutions
Community College of Allegheny County
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Director
Justin Starr
jstarr@ccac.edu
Noteworthy: this is the fourth SSEP flight for Bandera
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 1; experiment design and mission patches: Bandera Middle 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): 1 competition; (grades 6-8)
Partner Institutions
Bandera Independent School District
Bandera Middle School
San Antonio Area Foundation
Texas Space Grant Consortium
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
Mission 16 to ISS
(see Mission 16 community profile and flight and honorable mention experiments)
Mission 15
(see Mission 15 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 14
(see Mission 14 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Patrick Sizemore
psizemore@banderaisd2.net
Jennifer Tobler
jtobler@banderaisd2.net
Noteworthy: this is the ninth SSEP flight for Burleson
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 15; experiment design and mission patches: Nick Kerr Middle School, Hughes Middle School, STEAM Middle School, Game Development and Design Middle School; mission patches only: Academy at Nola Dunn Elementary School, Academy of the Arts at Bransom, Brock Elementary School, Clinkscale Elementary School, Frazier Elementary School, Hajek Elementary School, Norwood Elementary School, STEAM at Stribling Elementary School, Taylor Elementary School, Burleson High School, Centennial High School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 310 (grade 6)
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
Burleson Independent School District
Hughes Middle School
Nick Kerr Middle School
Game Development and Design School
STEAM Middle School
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
Mission 16 to ISS
(see Mission 16 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 15
(see Mission 15 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 14
(see Mission 14 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
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
Stacy Hughes
shughes@bisdmail.net
Sandi Parsons
Sandi.parsons@bisdmail.net
Noteworthy: this is the fourth SSEP flight for Ector County
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 41; experiment design and mission patches: Hays STEAM Academy, University of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB) STEM Academy, George H.W. Bush New Tech Odessa; mission patches only: Alamo STEAM Academy, Austin Montessori Elementary School, Blackshear Magnet Elementary School, Blanton Elementary School, Buice Elementary School, Burleson Elementary School, Burnet Elementary School, Cameron Elementary School, Cavazos Elementary School, Dowling Elementary School, E.K. Downing Elementary School, Fly Elementary School, Goliad Elementary School, Gonzales Elementary School, Ireland Elementary School, Johnson Elementary School, Jordan Elementary School, Milam Elementary School, Noel Elementary School, Pease Elementary School, Reagan Elementary School, Ross Elementary School, Sam Houston Elementary School, San Jacinto Elementary School, Travis Elementary School, West Elementary School, Zavala Elementary School, Bonham Middle School, Bowie Middle School, Crockett Middle School, Ector College Prep Success Academy, Nimitz Middle School, Wilson & Young Middle School, OCTECHS, Odessa Collegiate Academy, Odessa High School, Permian High School, Transition Learning Center
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 360 (grades 5-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 48
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-5), (grades 6-12)
Partner Institutions
Ector County Independent School District
Kepler Aerospace
H-E-B
Education Foundation
Chevron
PICK Education
Midland College
University of Texas Permian Basin
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
Mission 16 to ISS
(see Mission 16 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
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
Kristin Whittenburg
Kristin.Whittenburg@ectorcountyisd.org
Griselda Flores
griselda.flores@ectorcountyisd.org
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 1; experiment design and mission patches: Collin College
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 9-12), (grades 13-16)
Partner Institutions
Collin College
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Dawn Richardson, PhD
drichardson@collin.edu
Kristen Streater, PhD
kstreater@collin.edu
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Texarkana
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 10; experiment design and mission patches: Texas Middle School, Martha and Josh Morriss Mathematics & Engineering Elementary; mission patches only: Texas High School, Waggoner Creek Elementary, Wake Village Elementary, Westlawn Elementary, Nash Elementary, Spring Lake Park Elementary, Theron Jones Early Literacy Center, Highland Park Elementary
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 550 (grades 5-8)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 105
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-5), (grades 6-12)
Partner Institutions
Texarkana Independent School District
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
Mission 16 to ISS
(see Mission 16 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Lakesha Taylor
lakesha.taylor@txkisd.net
Emily Burns
emily.burns@txkisd.net
Jennifer Sells
Jennifer.Sells@txkisd.net
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 7; experiment design and mission patches: Renton High School, Hazen High School; experiment design only: Risdon Middle School, Dimmitt Middle School, McKnight Middle School; mission patches only: Talley High School, Lindbergh High School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 100 (grades 6-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 25
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 1 competition; (grades 3-12)
Partner Institutions
Renton School District
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Mitchell Smith
Mitchell.smith@rentonschools.us
Woody Sobey
ted.sobey@rentonschools.us
37. iFoward-Grantsburg, Wisconsin
Noteworthy: this is the sixth SSEP flight for iFoward-Grantsburg
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 1; experiment design and mission patches: iForward Schools
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 400 (grades 5-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 75
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-7), (grades 8-12)
Partner Institutions
Grantsburg School District
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 17 to ISS
Mission 16 to ISS
(see Mission 16 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 15
(see Mission 15 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 14
(see Mission 14 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
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
Constance Quade
constance.quade@iforwardwisconsin.com