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SSEP Mission 18 to ISS
Experiment Design Competition and Selection of Flight Experiments: Fall 2023
Flight to ISS: projected launch Spring/Summer 2024
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 18 to ISS – the 20th 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 18 to ISS community leadership project that across the network of 37 communities a minimum of 15,000 students will be fully engaged in experiment design, and a minimum of 2,450 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 18 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 318 schools in 16 States, 2 Canadian Provinces, and the Ukraine are taking part in Mission 18 to ISS (with 6 communities still to report).
Mission 18 includes seven communities in Texas; five in New York; three in California and Ohio; two in Arizona and Colorado; and one in Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.
Ten communities are focusing on university undergraduates – Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Pittsfield, Massachusetts; Grand Forks, North Dakota; Athens, Ohio; Kent, Ohio; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Columbia, South Carolina; and Houston, Texas.
Many Mission 18 communities have participated in prior SSEP missions. Mission 18 is the:
- eleventh mission for Hillsborough County, FL
- tenth mission for Burleson, TX
- seventh mission for Moreno Valley, CA and iForward-Grantsburg, WI
- fourth mission for Edmonton, AB, Canada
- third mission for Ukraine; Albany, NY; Garden City, NY; Pickerington, OH and Texarkana, TX
- second mission for Glendora, CA; Edina, MN; Long Beach, NY; Red Hook, NY and Pittsburgh, PA – CCAC
More generally, Mission 18 to ISS is made possible through the involvement of 94 Local Partner institutions (with two communities still to report), 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 2 NASA Space Grant Consortia at lead universities, including: Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and; Virginia Space Grant Consortium at Old Dominion University.
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
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Guelph, Ontario, Canada
- Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Ukraine
- Mesa, Arizona
- Tolleson, Arizona
- Glendora, California
- Lamont, California
- Moreno Valley, California
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Loveland, Colorado
- Hillsborough County, Florida
- Viera, Florida
- Pittsfield, Massachusetts
- Oak Park, Michigan
- Edina, Minnesota
- Albany, New York
- Garden City, New York
- Long Beach, New York
- North Tonawanda, New York
- Red Hook, New York
- Grand Forks, North Dakota
- Athens, Ohio
- Kent, Ohio
- Pickerington, Ohio
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – CCAC
- Columbia, South Carolina
- Arlington, Texas
- Burleson, Texas
- Houston, Texas
- Plano, Texas
- San Antonio, Texas
- Texarkana, Texas
- Waxahachie, Texas
- Sandy, Utah
- Chesapeake, Virginia
- iForward-Grantsburg, Wisconsin
Noteworthy: this is the fourth SSEP flight for Edmonton
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 22; experiment design and mission patches: Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour School, Laurier Heights School; experiment design only: Avalon School, Edmonton Christian West School, Grandview Heights School, McLeod School, McKernan School, Michael Strembitsky School, Parkview School, Queen Alexandra School; mission patches only: Brander Gardens School, Westbrook School, Highlands School, Soraya Hafez School, Virginia Park School, Svend Hansen School, Homesteader School, Nellie Carlson School, James Gibbons School, Pollard Meadows School, LaPerle School, Dovercourt 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: 30
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 18 to ISS
Mission 17 to ISS
(see Mission 17 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)
SSEP Community Program Directors
Betty Fu
Betty.Fu@epsb.ca
Wendy Lam
wendy.lam@epsb.ca
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 4; experiment design and mission patches: Guelph Lake Public School, Alma Public School, Rickson Ridge Public School, Maryborough Public 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: 35
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 1 competition; (grades 5-8)
Partner Institutions
Upper Grand District School Board
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Directors
Charles Benyair
Charles.Benyair@ugdsb.on.ca
Glenn Wagner
glennwagnerphd@gmail.com
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 1; experiment design and mission patches: Queen’s University
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 100 (grades 15-16)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 25
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 1 competition; (grades 7-12)
Partner Institutions
Queen’s University
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Director
Klodiana Kolomitro
kk78@queensu.ca
Noteworthy: this is the third SSEP flight for Ukraine
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 60; experiment design and mission patches: AISU, Akademichnyi litsei “Ievropeiskyi” Lubenskoi miskoi rady Lubenskoho raionu Poltavskoi oblasti, Akademichnyi litsei №4 Obukhivskoi miskoi rady Kyivskoi oblasti, Akademiia Suchasnoi Osvity A+ «Respublika Kids», Buchanskyi litsei 4, Varaskyi litsei N6, Varaskoi miskoi rady, Vinnytska oblasna stantsiia yunykh naturalistiv, Vinnytska pryvatna himnaziia “Delfin”, Vinnytskyi litsei № 12, Dniprovskyi litsei № 31 Dniprovskoi miskoi rady, Yelanetskyi litsei №1 Yelanetskoi selyshchnoi rady, Voznesenskoho raionu, Mykolaivskoi oblasti, Zaklad pozashkilnoi osvity “Tsentr naukovo-tekhnichnoi tvorchosti molodi Polit” Zaporizkoi miskoi rady , Zaporizkyi tekhnichnyi litsei Zaporizkoi miskoi rady Zaporizkoi oblasti, Kyivskyi fakhovyi koledzh turyzmu ta hotelnoho hospodarstva, Komunalnyi pozashkilnyi navchalnyi zaklad “Mala akademiia nauk uchnivskoi molodi” Dnipropetrovskoi oblasnoi rady”, Komunalnyi zaklad “Vinnytskyi fizyko-matematychnyi litsei №17”, Komunalnyi zaklad “Liubotynskyi mystetskyi litsei “Dyvosvit”” Kharkivskoi oblasnoi rady, Komunalnyi zaklad “Kharkivskyi litsei № 47 Kharkivskoi miskoi rady”, Komunalnyi zaklad “Kharkivskyi litsei №131” Kharkivskoi miskoi rady, Komunalnyi zaklad “Kharkivskyi naukovyi litsei “Obdarovanist!”” Kharkivskoi oblasnoi rady, Komunalnyi zaklad «Litsei «Viktoriia-P» Kropyvnytskoi miskoi rady», Komunalnyi zaklad «Kharkivskyi litsei №108 Kharkivskoi miskoi rady», Komunalnyi zaklad zahalnoi serednoi osvity «Lutskyi litsei №27 Lutskoi miskoi rady», Komunalnyi zaklad osvity “Dniprovskyi litsei informatsiinykh tekhnolohii pry Dniprovskomu natsionalnomu universyteti imeni Olesia Honchara” Dniprovskoi miskoi rady, Komunalnyi zaklad Kharkivskyi litsei 93 Kharkivskoi miskoi rady, Kosivskyi litsei №1 imeni Yaroslava Mudroho Kosivskoi miskoi rady Kosivskoho raionu Ivano-Frankivskoi oblasti, Kryvorizkyi litsei №129, Litsei imeni Tarasa Shevchenka, Kropyvnytskoi miskoi rady, Litsei Olhynskyi, Mizhnarodna ukrainsska shkola “Union” Vrotslav, Polsha,, Navchalno-vykhovnyi kompleks «Dominanta», Novovolynskyi naukovyi litsei Volynskoi oblasnoi rady, Oblasnyi naukovyi litsei v m. Rivne Rivnenskoi oblasnoi rady, Opornyi zaklad osvity “Kalynivskyi akademichnyi litsei – osvitnii tsentr”, Petropavlivskyi litsei №2, PP “Navchalnyi zaklad “Ievropeiskyi kolehium”, TOV “PNZ “Ievropeiskyi kolehium”, PRYVATNA ORHANIZATsIIa (USTANOVA, ZAKLAD) «ZAKLAD ZAHALNOI SEREDNOI OSVITY «MIZhNARODNYI LITsEI HLOBUS» M. KYIeVA, PRYVATNYI ZAKLAD “ZAHALNOI SEREDNOI OSVITY “IT STEP SKUL POLTAVA”, Pryvatnyi zaklad zahalhoi serednoi osvity “AI TI STEP SKUL KYIV”, Pryvatnyi zaklad zahalnoi serednoi osvity “Dniprovskyi litsei “IT STEP SKUL DNIPRO” Dnipropetrovskoi oblasti”, PRYVATNYI ZAKLAD ZAHALNOI SEREDNOI OSVITY “IT STEP SKUL ZAPORIZhZhIa”, PRYVATNYI ZAKLAD ZAHALNOI SEREDNOI OSVITY “IT STEP SKUL KREMENChUK”, PRYVATNYI ZAKLAD ZAHALNOI SEREDNOI OSVITY “IT STEP SKUL ODESA”, Pryvatnyi zaklad zahalnoi serednoi osvity “Rivnenskyi litsei “IT Step Skul””, PRYVATNYI ZAKLAD ZAHALNOI SEREDNOI OSVITY KRYVORIZKYI LITsEI “IT STEP SKUL KRYVYI RIH” DNIPROPETROVSKOI OBLASTI, Pryvatnyi zaklad zahalnoi serednoi osvity litsei “IT STEP SKUL LVIV”, Pryvatnyi zaklad zahalnoi serednoi osvity litsei “IT STEP SKUL TERNOPIL”, PRYVATNYI ZAKLAD OSVITY “SINKHLOBAL”, Rivnenskyi litsei 12 Rivnenskoi miskoi rady , Serednia zahalnoosvitnia shkola № 34 imeni Markiiana Shashkevycha, TOVARYSTVO Z OBMEZhENOIu VIDPOVIDALNISTIu «PRYVATNYI LITsEI «AI TI STEP SKUL ZhYTOMYR», Skolivsky Secondary School I-III degrees No. 2 named after Stefaniia Vitruk with support School To Go, Kharkivskyi litsei № 54, Kharkivskyi litsei №82 Kharkivskoi miskoi rady , Khotynskyi opornyi akademichnyi litsei, Tsentr dystantsiinoi osvity “Dzherelo”, Cherkaskyi fizyko-matematychnyi litsei (FIMLI), Chernivetska himnaziia №17 Chernivetskoi miskoi rady, Chernihivskyi oblasnyi naukovyi litsei Chernihivskoi oblasnoi rady, Shkola I-III stupeniv nomer 25 Shevchenkivskoho raionu mista Kyieva
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 1,000 (grades 5-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 150
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 1 competitions; (grades 9-12)
Partner Institutions
Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
Mission 17 to ISS
(see Mission 17 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 16 to ISS
(see Mission 16 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Directors
Dr. Yevhen Kudriavets
yevhen.kudriavets@mon.gov.ua
Yana Cheishvili
ym@man.gov.ua
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 8; experiment design and mission patches: Red Mountain High School STEM Institute, K-8 STEM Academy at Red Mountain Ranch, Mendoza Elementary School, Zaharis Elementary School, Jefferson Elementary School; experiment design only: Las Sendas Elementary School; mission patches only: Mesa Academy of Advanced Studies
Salk Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 400 (grades 4-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 50
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 1 competition; (grades K-12)
Partner Institutions
Mesa Public Schools
Red Mountain STEM Institute
Honeywell Aerospace Technology
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Director
Shane Bycott
sabycott@mpsaz.org
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 1; experiment design and mission patches: Dos Rios Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 150 (grades 7-8)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 30
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 1 competition; (grades 6-8)
Partner Institutions
Union Elementary School District 62
21st Century Grant – Title 1 School
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Directors
Saima Afroze
SAfroze@uesd.org
Renee Estrella-Chavez
restrella-chavez@uesd.org
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Glendora
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 9; experiment design and mission patches: Glendora High School; mission patches only: Whitcomb High School, Sandburg Middle School, Goddard Middle School, Cullen Elementary School, La Fetra Elementary School, Sellers Elementary School, Stanton Elementary School, Sutherland Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 100 (grades 9-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 10
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades 4-8), (grades 9-12)
Partner Institutions
Glendora Unified School District
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
Mission 17 to ISS
(see Mission 17 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Directors
Dr. Jennifer Prince
jprince@glendora.k12.ca.us
Kristy Espino
kespino@glendora.k12.ca.us
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 1; experiment design and mission patches: Mountain View Middle School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 125 (grades 7-8)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 25
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 1 competition; (grades 7-8)
Partner Institutions
Mt. View Middle School
Lamont Elementary School District
Allen and Carol Price
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Directors
Aaron Kelly
akelly@lesd.us
Maria Ozuna
mozuna@lesd.us
Noteworthy: this is the seventh SSEP flight for Moreno Valley
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 24; experiment design and mission patches: Bayside Community Day School, Landmark Middle School, Mountain View Middle School, Vista Heights Middle School, Valley View High School; mission patches only: Bear Valley Elementary School, Butterfield Elementary School, Cloverdale Elementary School, Creekside Elementary School, Hendrick Ranch Elementary School, Hidden Springs Elementary School, Ridge Crest Elementary School, Serrano Elementary School, Sugar Hill Elementary School, Sunnymead Elementary School, Sunnymeadows Elementary School, Serrano Elementary School, Towngate Elementary School, Badger Springs Middle School, Palm Middle School, Sunnymead Middle School, Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley High School, Vista del Lago High School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 500 (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 18 to ISS
Mission 17 to ISS
(see Mission 17 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
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
10. Colorado Springs, Colorado
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 10; experiment design and mission patches: Pikes Peak State College, University of Colorado Colorado Springs; mission patches only: Skyway Park Elementary School, Thrive Home School Academy, Harrison High School, Mitchel High School, Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy, Watson Junior High, Widefield High School, Village High School
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 7-12)
Partner Institutions
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
The Space Foundation
Academy School District 20
Colorado Springs School District 11
Cheyenne Mountain School District 12
Harrison School District 2
Widefield District 3
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Directors
Lynnane George
lgeorge2@uccs.edu
McKenna Lovejoy
McKenna.Lovejoy@ppcc.edu
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 1; experiment design and mission patches: High Plains School K-8
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 155 (grades 6-8)
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
High Plains School
McWhinney
Thompson School District
High Plains PTCO
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Directors
Danielle Feeney
danielle.feeney@tsd.org
Lindy Jones
lindy.jones@tsd.org
12. Hillsborough County, Florida
Noteworthy: this is the eleventh SSEP flight for Hillsborough County
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 26; experiment design and mission patches: Randall Middle School, Tinker K-8 School; experiment design only: Belmont Elementary School, Buckhorn Elementary School, Citrus Park Elementary School, Coleman Middle School, Crestwood Elementary School, Farnell Middle School, Giunta Middle School, Kingswood Elementary School, Limona Elementary School, Lutz K-8 School, Mabry Elementary School, Macfarlane Park Elementary School, Mulrennan Middle School, Pizzo Elementary School, Riverview Elementary School, Robles Elementary School, Roland Park K-8 School, Shore Elementary School, Tampa Palms Elementary School, Temple Terrace Elementary School, Turner Bartels K-8 School, Williams Middle School, York K-8 School; mission patches only: Morgan Woods 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 18 to ISS
Mission 17 to ISS
(see Mission 17 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
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 Viera
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
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
Mission 17 to ISS
(see Mission 17 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Director
Consuelo Praetorius
ckirk@pinecrestspacecoast.com
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 5; experiment design and mission patches: Berkshire Community College; mission patches only: Wahconah Regional High School, Pittsfield High School, Mont Everett Jr./Sr. High School, Lee Middle and High School
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 9-12)
Partner Institutions
Berkshire Community College
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Director
Colin Wilson
cwilson@berkshirecc.edu
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 7; experiment design and mission patches: Oak Park High School, Oak Park Preparatory Academy, Pepper Elementary School, Einstein Elementary School, Key Elementary School; mission patches only: Lessenger Early Childhood Center, NOVA Academy
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 450 (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 PK-5), (grades 6-12)
Partner Institutions
Oak Park Schools
Einstein Elementary School
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Directors
Grayling Mercer
GRAYLING.MERCER@opsk12.org
Sarah Provenzola-West
Sarah.Provenzola-West@opsk12.org
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Edina
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 7; experiment design and mission patches: Concord Elementary School, Cornelia Elementary School, Creek Valley Elementary School, Countryside Elementary School, South View Middle School, Valley View Middle School, Edina High School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 400 (grades 5-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 120
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
Archana Vasanthakumar
Chris Thorp
Zhe Chen
Pat Morton
Lindsey Smaka
Emily Pfeiffer
Cathy Cozad
Janal Kalis
Maria Torija-juana
Layton Mikkalson
Andy Zumbusch
Savanna Fonkert
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
Mission 17 to ISS
(see Mission 17 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Directors
Dr. Randy Smasal
Randy.Smasal@edinaschools.org
Jody De St. Hubert
jody.desthubert@edinaschools.org
Noteworthy: this is the third 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: 50
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 1 competition; (grades 6-8)
Partner Institutions
City School District of Albany
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
Mission 17 to ISS
(see Mission 17 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
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
Noteworthy: this is the third SSEP flight for Garden City
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 1; experiment design and mission patches: Garden City Middle School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 313 (grade 7)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 60
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-1), (grades 7)
Partner Institutions
Garden City Union Free School District
Garden City Middle School
Garden City PTA
Garden City Friends of STEAM
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
Mission 17 to ISS
(see Mission 17 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 16 to ISS
(see Mission 16 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Directors
Joanna Rogosich
RogosichJ@gcufsd.net
Amanda DeRiso
DeRisoA@gcufsd.net
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Long Beach
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 5; experiment design and mission patches: Long Beach Middle School; mission patches only: East Elementary School, West ElementarySchool, Lido Elementary School, Lindell Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 205 (grade 6)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 40
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-6), (grades 7-12)
Partner Institutions
Long Beach Public Schools
Cold Spring Harbor DNA Learning Center
Liquid Fungi
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
Mission 17 to ISS
(see Mission 17 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Directors
Cristie Tursi
ctursi@lbeach.org
Natasha Nurse
nnurse@lbeach.org
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 6; experiment design and mission patches: North Tonawanda Senior High School, North Tonawanda Middle School, North Tonawanda Intermediate School; mission patches only: Ohio Elementary School, Spruce Elementary School, Drake Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 290 (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-6), (grades 7-12)
Partner Institutions
North Tonawanda City School District
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Directors
Joel May
jmay@ntschools.org
Michael Tambroni
mtambroni@ntschools.org
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Red Hook
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 6-12)
Partner Institutions
Red Hook Central School District
Red Hook High School
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
Mission 17 to ISS
(see Mission 17 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Directors
Deborah Beam
dbeam@rhcsd.org
Kitty Summers
ksummers@rhcsd.org
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 1; experiment design only: University of North Dakota – John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences – Space Studies Department
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
Partner Institutions
University of North Dakota
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Directors
Pablo de Leon
pablo.de.leon@und.edu
Keith Crisman
keith.crisman@und.edu
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 1; experiment design only: Ohio University Main Campus, Ohio University Eastern Campus – St. Clairsville, OH; Ohio University Chillicothe, OH Campus; Ohio University Zanesville, OH Campus
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 50 (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 6-16)
Partner Institutions
Ohio University
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Directors
Sarah E. Wyatt
wyatts@ohio.edu
Nathaniel Szewczyk
szewczyk@ohio.edu
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 1; experiment design and mission patches: Kent State 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
Partner Institutions
Kent State University
Kent State University College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE)
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Director
Marla Perez-Davis
mperezda@kent.edu
Noteworthy: this is the third SSEP flight for Pickerington
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 11; experiment design and mission patches: Pickerington High School Central, Pickerington High School North, Toll Gate Middle School; experiment design only: Lakeview Junior High School; mission patches only: Toll Gate Elementary School, Sycamore Creek Elementary School, Tussing Elementary School, Pickerington Elementary School, Fairfield Elementary School, Violet Elementary School, Heritage Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 1,000 (grades 5-12)
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 Schools
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
Mission 17 to ISS
(see Mission 17 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 16 to ISS
(see Mission 16 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Directors
Carla Fultz
Carla_Fultz@plsd.us
Anna Meyer
anna_meyer@plsd.us
26. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – CCAC
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Pittsburgh – CCAC
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 15; experiment design and mission patches: Community College of Allegheny County; experiment design only: Commonwealth Charter Academy; mission patch only: Parkway West Career and Technology Center, Carlynton High School, Chartiers Valley High School, Cornell High School, Keystone Oaks High School, Montour High School, Moon Area High School, Mt. Lebanon High School, Quaker Valley High School, South, Fayette High School, Sto-Rox High School, Upper St. Clair High School, West Allegheny High School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 90 (grades 13-16)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 30
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): X competitions; (grades TBD), (grades TBD)
Partner Institutions
Community College of Allegheny County
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
Mission 17 to ISS
(see Mission 17 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Directors
Justin Starr
jstarr@ccac.edu
Anne Duffy
aduffy@ccac.edu
Patricia Donehue
pdonehue@ccac.edu
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 1; experiment design and mission patches: Midlands Technical College
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 105 (grades 13-16)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 35
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): X competitions; (grades TBD), (grades TBD)
Partner Institutions
Midlands Technical College
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Director
Benjamin Gaston
gastonb@midlandstech.edu
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 11; experiment design and mission patches: James Martin High School; mission patches only: Boles Junior High School, Young Junior High School, Bailey Junior High School, Barnett Junior High School, Carter Junior High School, Ousley Junior High School, Shackleford Junior High School, Nichols Junior High School, Workman Junior High School, Gunn Junior High School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 100 (grades 10-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 25
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades 7-8), (grades 9-12)
Partner Institutions
Martin High School
Arlington Independent School District
Martin STEM Academy Booster Club
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Directors
Laura Taylor
ltaylor3@aisd.net
Jason Forsythe
jforsyth@aisd.net
Noteworthy: this is the tenth SSEP flight for Burleson
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 15; experiment design and mission patches: Centennial High School, Burleson High School, Game Development and Design High School, Game Development and Design Middle School, Hughes Middle School, Kerr Middle School, STEAM Middle School, Academy at Nola Dunn, Academy of the Arts at Bransom, Leadership Academy at Mound, Brock Elementary School, Clinkscale Elementary School, Frazier Elementary School, STEAM at Stribling Elementary School, Taylor Elementary 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
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
Mission 17 to ISS
(see Mission 17 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
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 Directors
Stacy Hughes
shughes@bisdmail.net
Lindsey Byrd
lbyrd@bisdmail.net
Sandi Parsons
sandi.parsons@bisdmail.net
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 7; experiment design and mission patches: San Jacinto College, Clear Horizons Early College High School; mission patches only: Pasadena Early College High School, Dobie Early College High School, South Houston Early College High School, Fisher Elementary School, South Houston Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 100 (grades 11-16)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 20
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-8), (grades 9-16)
Partner Institutions
San Jacinto College, South Campus
San Jacinto Foundation
Communities in Schools Southeast Harris and Brazoria County
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Director
Connie Gomez
Connie.Gomez@sjcd.edu
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 1; experiment design only: Plano ISD Academy High School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 40 (grades 9-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 25
Partner Institutions
Plano ISD Academy High School
Plano Independent School District
Plano ISD Education Foundation
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Director
Catherine Gaschen
catherine.gaschen@pisd.edu
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 2; experiment design and mission patches: The Space and Engineering Technologies Academy (High School) & The Space and Engineering Technologies Academy (Middle School)
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 220 (grades 6 and 9)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 30
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grade 6), (grades 7-9)
Partner Institutions
North East Independent School District
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Directors
Jonathan Boykin
jboyki@neisd.net
Carrie Turner-Gray
cturne@neisd.net
Noteworthy: this is the third 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: 652 (grades 5-8)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 110
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 18 to ISS
Mission 17 to ISS
(see Mission 17 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 16 to ISS
(see Mission 16 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Directors
Laurie Pace
Laurie.Pace@txkisd.net
Emily Burns
emily.burns@txkisd.net
Jennifer Sells
Jennifer.Sells@txkisd.net
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 16; experiment design and mission patches: Evelyn Coleman Junior High School, Eddie Finley Sr Junior High School, Robbie E Howard Junior High School; mission patches only: Turner Pre-Kindergarten Academy, Dunaway Elementary School, Margaret L. Felty Elementary School, Marvin Biomedical Academy, Max H. Simpson Elementary School, Northside Elementary School, Oliver E. Clift Elementary School, Shackelford Elementary School, Wedgeworth Elementary School, Wilemon Elementary School, Waxahachie Global High School, Waxahachie High School, Waxahachie High School of Choice
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 875 (grade 6)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 155
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 4 competitions; (grades PK-2), (grades 3-5), (grades 6-8), (grades 9-12)
Partner Institutions
Waxahachie Independent School District
Americase
Citizen’s National Bank of Texas
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Directors
Theresa Smithey
tsmithey@wisd.org
Melissa Abadie
mabadie@wisd.org
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 15; experiment design and mission patches: Hillcrest High School; experiment design only: Midvale Middle School, Union Middle School, Butler Elementary School, Copperview Elementary School, Crescent Elementary School, East Midvale Elementary School, East Sandy Elementary School, Midvale Elementary School, Midvalley Elementary School, Oakdale Elementary School, Quail Hollow Elementary School, Sandy Elementary School, Silver Mesa Elementary School; span style=”color: #993366″>mission patches only: Beehive Science and Technology Academy
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 1,938 (grades 9-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 484
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-8), (grades 9-12)
Partner Institutions
Canyons School District
Hillcrest High School
Canyons Education Foundation
Husky STEAM Laboratories
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Director
Clief Castleton
CLIEF.CASTLETON@canyonsdistrict.org
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 2; experiment design and mission patches: Crestwood Intermediate School; mission patches only: Butts Road Intermediate 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 5-8)
Partner Institutions
Chesapeake Public Schools
Virginia Space Grant Consortium
Chesapeake Public Schools Educational Foundation
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Directors
Adrienne Sawyer
adrienne.sawyer@cpschools.com
Nancy Sweat
nancy.sweat@cpschools.com
37. iForward-Grantsburg, Wisconsin
Noteworthy: this is the seventh SSEP flight for iFoward-Grantsburg
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 1; experiment design and mission patches: iForward Virtual Charter School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 280 (grades 5-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 80
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-7), (grades 8-12)
Partner Institutions
Grantsburg School District
Carthage College
University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 18 to ISS
Mission 17 to ISS
(see Mission 17 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
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 Co-Directors
Constance Quade
constance.quade@iforwardwisconsin.com