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SSEP Mission 19 to ISS
Experiment Design Competition and Selection of Flight Experiments: Fall 2024
Flight to ISS: projected launch Spring/Summer 2025
The 21 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 19 to ISS – the 21st 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 19 to ISS community leadership project that across the network of 21 communities a minimum of 9.800 students will be fully engaged in experiment design, and a minimum of 1,280 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 19 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 TBD schools in 10 States, 2 Canadian Provinces, Ukraine and Brazil are taking part in Mission 19 to ISS.
Mission 19 includes four communities in Texas; two in California, Florida, New York and Ohio; and one in Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Four communities are focusing on university undergraduates – Colorado Springs, Colorado; Pittsfield, Massachusetts; Athens, Ohio and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Many Mission 19 communities have participated in prior SSEP missions. Mission 19 is the:
- twelfth mission for Hillsborough County, FL
- eighth mission for iForward-Grantsburg, WI
- fifth mission for Edmonton, AB, Canada
- fourth mission for Brazil; Ukraine; Albany, NY; Pickerington, OH; Texarkana, TX
- third mission for Glendora, CA; Ocala, FL; Long Beach, NY; Pittsburgh, PA – CCAC
- second mission for Guelph, ON, Canada; Mesa, AZ; Colorado Springs, CO; Pittsfield, MA; Athens, OH; Plano, TX; San Antonio, TX and Waxahachie, TX
More generally, Mission 19 to ISS is made possible through the involvement of TBD Local Partner institutions, including school districts, corporate foundations, universities, community foundations, and companies, and which are providing both underwriting and material and human resources.
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
- São Paulo. Brazil / Lisbon and Porto, Portugal
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Guelph, Ontario, Canada
- Ukraine
- Mesa, Arizona
- Colusa, California
- Glendora, California
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Hillsborough County, Florida
- Pittsfield, Massachusetts
- Albany, New York
- Long Beach, New York
- Athens, Ohio
- Pickerington, Ohio
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – CCAC
- Plano, Texas
- San Antonio, Texas
- Texarkana, Texas
- Waxahachie, Texas
- iForward-Grantsburg, Wisconsin
1. São Paulo, Brazil / Lisbon and Porto, Portugal
Noteworthy: this is the fourth SSEP flight for São Paulo, Brazil; for Mission 19, Brazil has expanded participation to Lisbon and Porto, Portugal
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 25; experiment design and mission patches: Colégio Leonardo da Vinci, Escola Divina Providência, Colégio Dom Felipe, COC Santa Rosália, Colégio Santa Luzia, Colégio Rio Branco, Colégio Novo Mundo, Colégio Divino Salvador, Colégio CCPA, Instituto Alphalumen, Centro Educacional Nossa Senhora das Neves, Colégio Arena, SESI Roberto Proença, SESI Belém, SESI Paragominas, Motiva Campina Grande, Sese Ananindeua, Nossa Senhora das Neves, Colégio WellingtonIS SESI Altamira, Escola Secundária de Paredes (Portugal), Agrupamento São Julião da Barra (Portugal), Escola Carolina Micaelis (Portugal), Escola Miraflores (Portugal), INOVA Labs (Portugal)
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 120 (grades 7-12)
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
KSCIA International Space Academy
Michaelis Foundation for Global Education
R-Crio STEM CELLS
ANADEM – Sociedade Brasileira de Direito Médico e Bioética
Brazil Florida Space Alliance
Science Days
University of São Paulo (USP)
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 19 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)
SSEP Community Program Directors
Jefferson Michaelis
jm@michaelisfoundation.org
Giovanna Hueb
ghueb@kscia.com
Roberto Fanganiello
robertofanganiello@gmail.com
Noteworthy: this is the fifth SSEP flight for Edmonton
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 18; experiment design and mission patches: Argyll Centre, Laurier Heights School; experiment design only: Riverbend Junior High, Kensington School, John D. Bracco School, Michael Strembitsky School, McKernan School, Keheewin School; mission patches only: Garneau School, Daly Grove School, York School, Soraya Hafez School, John Barnett School, Elmwood School, Centennial School, Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour School, Westbrook School, Londonderry Junior High
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 19 to ISS
Mission 18 to ISS
(see Mission 18 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
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
Wendy Lam
wendy.lam@epsb.ca
Thomas Gillard
Thomas.Gillard@epsb.ca
Marnie Boudoin
marnie.beaudoin@epsb.ca
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Guelph
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 3; experiment design and mission patches: Guelph Lake Public School, Rickson Ridge Public School, Centre Peel 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: 60
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 19 to ISS
Mission 18 to ISS
(see Mission 18 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Directors
Charles Benyair
Charles.Benyair@ugdsb.on.ca
Adam Banard
Adam.Banard@ugdsb.on.ca
Noteworthy: this is the fourth SSEP flight for Ukraine; SSEP is conducted as a nationwide program in Ukraine
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 98; experiment design and mission patches:
-Sikorsky Aerospace Lyceum NAU Kyiv
-Varash Lyceum N6 of Varash City Council
-Vinnytsia Regional Station of Young Naturalists
-Levi Itskhak Shneierson Dnipro Lyceum № 144 of Dnipro City Council
-Municipal Extracurricular Educational Institution “Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council”
-Subsidiary Enterprise “Grand Lyceum” of the private educational and production enterprise “Grand”
-Municipal Extracurricular Educational Institution Zakarpattia Regional Center for Children and Youth Creativity “PADIIUN” of Zakarpattia Regional Council
-Kniahynynok Lyceum of Volyn Regional Council
-Municipal Institution “Kharkiv Scientific Lyceum “Obdarovanist” of Kharkiv Regional Council”
-Municipal Institution Zhelannivskyi educational complex: secondary school of I-III degrees-preschool educational institution of the Ocheretynsk village military-civil administration of Pokrovsk district of Donetsk region
-Dnipro Gymnasium № 4 of Dnipro City Council
-Kremenchuh Lyceum № 30 “Olimp” named after N.M. Shevchenko of the Kremenchuh City Council of Kremenchuh District of Poltava Region
-Kryvyi Rih Lyceum № 129 of Kryvyi Rih City Council
-Municipal Institution “Taras Shevchenko Lyceum of Kropyvnytskyi City Council”
-Lyceum № 1 of the city of Zhytomyr
-Scientific Lyceum “Polit” at the Regional College “Kremenchuk Humanitarian and Technological Academy named after A.S. Makarenko” of the Poltava Regional Council
-Scientific Lyceum of Municipal Institution of Higher Education “Khortytsia National Educational and Rehabilitational Academy” of Zaporizhzhia Regional Council
-Nedryhailiv Lyceum of Nedryhailiv Village Council
-Educational Support Institution “Kalynivka Academic Lyceum – Educational Center” of the Kalynivka Village Council Fastiv District Kyiv Region
-Educational Support Institution “Shchastlyve Academic Lyceum” of the Prystolychnyi Village Council of the Boryspil District of Kyiv Region
-Private Educational Institution “European Collegium”
-Private Educational Institution ” MydrAnhelyky”
-Private Lyceum “Artynov”
-M. Shashkevych Secondary School № 34
-Skole Secondary School of I-III Degrees №2 named after Stefaniia Vitruk of Skole City Council
-Starokostiantyniv Secondary School of I-III Degrees № 8 of Starokostiantyniv City Council of Khmelnytskyi region
-Limited Liability Company “Distance Education Center “Dzherelo””
-Ukrainian Humanitarian Lyceum of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
-Kharkiv Private Lyceum “The First Ukrainian School” of Kharkiv region;
mission patches only:
-Secondary School of I-III of I-III Degrees № 169 Shevchenkivskyi District Kyiv
-Specialized School № 94 “Ellada” of Pechersk District Kyiv
-Unique school
-Private Institution of General Secondary Education of II-III Degrees “Architectural and Engineering Collegium A +”
-Bilohorodka academic lyceum № 2 of the Bilohorodka Village Council of Bucha District of Kyiv region
-Brovary Lyceum № 4 named after S.I. Oliinyk Brovary City Council of Brovary District Kyiv Region
-Extracurricular Educational Institution The House of Children’s Creativity Podilskyi District of Kyiv
-Vyshnivskyi Academic Lyceum № 1 of Vyshneve City Council of Bucha District Kyiv Region
-Gymnasium № 62 of Darnytskyi District of Kyiv
-Gymnasium № 134 of Pecherskyi District of Kyiv
-Gymnasium № 261, Kyiv
-Lyceum № 32 “Uspikh” of Pecherskyi District of Kyiv
-Boarding school № 13, Kyiv
-Gymnasium “Kievan Rus” of Darnytskyi district of Kyiv
-Lyceum № 241 “Holosiivskyi”, Kyiv
-School of the I-III degrees № 132, Kyiv
-Kramatorsk Institution of General Secondary Education № 22 with Specialized Training named after Mykola Mykolaiovych Krupchenko Kramatorsk City Council of Donetsk Region
-Irpin Humanitarian Lyceum “Linhvist” named after Zarifa Aliieva Irpin City Council of Bucha District, Kyiv Region
-Irpin Lyceum № 1 of the Irpin City Council of Bucha District, Kyiv Region
-Kyiv-Pechersk Lyceum № 171 “Lider” of Pechersk district of Kyiv
-Lyceum № 304 of Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv
-Lyceum “Euroland” of the Private Higher Educational Institution “European University”
-Lyceum № 86 “Konsul” of the Pecherskyi district of Kyiv
-Lyceum № 22 , Kyiv
-Lyceum № 272 “Ukrainian College named after V.O. Sukhomlynskyi” of Dniprovskyi district of Kyiv
-Hryhoriy Tsekhmistrenko Lyceum № 89 Pechersky district of Kyiv
-Lyceum № 107 “Vvedenskyi” Podilskyi district, Kyiv
-Lyceum № 124 “Spaskyi” Podilskyi district, Kyiv
-Lyceum № 157 of Obolon district, Kyiv
-Lyceum № 240 “Sotsium” of Obolon district, Kyiv
-Vasyl Symonenko Lyceum № 252, Obolonsky district, Kyiv
-O.M. Boichenko Gymnasium № 59, Kyiv
-Lyceum № 84 of Pecherskyi district, Kyiv
-Private Institution of General Secondary Education of the I-III degrees “Innovative Lyceum “I-School”
-Lyceum № 9 “Harmony” the Obolon District, Kyiv
-Lyceum № 80 of the Pecherskyi district, Kyiv
-Lyceum № 20 of Ivano-Frankivsk City Council
-Lyceum № 33, Kyiv
-Lyceum № 38 Shevchenkivskyi district, Kyiv
-Lyceum № 93 of Podilskyi district, Kyiv
-Borys Paton Lyceum of Information Technologies № 79, Pechersky District, Kyiv
-Vyshgorod Lyceum “Suziria” of Vyshgorod City Council
-Art Lyceum “Zmina” Dniprovskyi District, Kyiv
-Limited Liability Company “Kyiv Gymnasium ” M’Andryk International School””
-Montessori Educational Complex with In-Depth Study of the English language (Preschool Educational Institution-School of the First Degree) of Dniprovskyi district in Kyiv, State Administration
-Piriatyn Lyceum № 4 of Piriatyn City Council, Poltava Region
-Primary school “Turbota” Obolonskyi district, Kyiv
-Primary school № 334 Darnytskyi district, Kyiv
-Primary school № 327 Dniprovskyi district, Kyiv
-Secondary school № 35 of Sviatoshynskyi District, Kyiv
-Lyceum № 42 of Dniprovskyi District, Kyiv
-Specialized School of the I-III Degrees № 31 of Kyiv with In-Depth Study of Subjects of the Natural-Mathematical Cycle
-Specialized Secondary School of the I-III degrees with In-Depth Study of the Ukrainian Language and Literature № 127 of the Darnytskyi District, Kyiv
-Specialized Secondary School of the I-III degrees № 105 with In-Depth Study of Subjects of the Social and Humanitarian Cycle
-Ivan Bagrianyi Specialized School of the I-III degrees № 148 with In-Depth Study of the Ukrainian Language and Literature, Kyiv
-O. Teliga Specialized School of the I-III Degrees № 97 with In-Depth Study of English Shevchenkivskyi district, Kyiv
-Specialized School of the I Degree № 324, Kyiv
-Sumy Primary School № 30 “Unicum” of Sumy City Council
-Specialized School № 40 Sviatoshynskyi District, Kyiv
-Specialized School-Kindergarten of the 1st Degree “Golden Key” with In-Depth Study of a Foreign Language from the 1st Grade
-Technical Lyceum of the National Technical University of Ukraine “KPI” Kyiv
-School of the I-III Degrees № 186, Kyiv
-Specialized School of the I-III degrees № 189 with In-Depth Study of English and German, Desnianskyi district, Kyiv
-Kyiv SecondarySchool of the I-III degrees № 225 Obolonskyi district
-School of the I-III Degrees № 292 named after the Hetman of Ukraine Ivan Mazepa, Desnianskyi district, Kyiv
-S.P. Korolov School of the I-III degrees № 36, Kyiv
-Secondary School № 166, Kyiv
-Specialized School of the I-III Degrees № 202 with In-Depth Study of Natural and Mathematical Sciences of Desnianskyi district, Kyiv
-Specialized School of the I-III Degrees № 28 with In-Depth Study of English, Shevchenkivskyi district, Kyiv
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): 2 competitions; (grades 1-4), (grades 5-11)
Partner Institutions
Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 19 to ISS
Mission 18 to ISS
(see Mission 18 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
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
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Mesa
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 7; experiment design and mission patches: Red Mountain High School, K-8 STEM Academy @ Red Mountain Ranch, Salk Elementary School, Jefferson Elementary, Mesa Academy of Advanced Studies; experiment design only: Las Sendas Elementary, Zaharis Elementary
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 4-12)
Partner Institutions
Mesa Public Schools
Honeywell Aerospace Technologies
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 19 to ISS
Mission 18 to ISS
(see Mission 18 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Director
Shane Bycott
sabycott@mpsaz.org
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 3; experiment design and mission patches: George T. Egling Middle School; experiment design only: Colusa High School; mission patches only: James M. Burchfield Primary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 200 (grades 9-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 40
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-5), (grades 6-12)
Partner Institutions
Colusa Unified School District
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 19 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Director
Ben Haney
bhaney@colusa.k12.ca.us
Noteworthy: this is the third SSEP flight for Glendora
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: TBD; experiment design and mission patches: TBD; mission patches only: TBD
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 19 to ISS
Mission 18 to ISS
(see Mission 18 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 17 to ISS
(see Mission 17 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Directors
Daniela Kent
dkent@glendora.k12.ca.us
Kristy Espino
kespino@glendora.k12.ca.us
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Colorado Springs
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 21; experiment design only: University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak State College, Metro State University Denver, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Anschutz, University of Colorado Denver, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University; mission patches only: Centaurus High School, Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, Edith Wolford Elementary School, Evans Elementary, Horizon Middle School, Patriot Elementary, Boys and Girls club of Metro Denver, The Classical Academy, Fountain Ft Carson High School, Scott Elementary School, Academy School District 20, Skyway Park Elementary, Thrive Homeschool Academy
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
Pikes Peak Stage College
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 19 to ISS
Mission 18 to ISS
(see Mission 18 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Directors
Lynnane George
lgeorge2@uccs.edu
McKenna Lovejoy
McKenna.Lovejoy@PikesPeak.edu
9. Hillsborough County, Florida
Noteworthy: this is the twelfth SSEP flight for Hillsborough County
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 7; experiment design and mission patches: Randall Middle School; experiment design only: Adum K-8 School, Rodgers Middle School, Stewart Middle School, Young Middle School; mission patches only: Bellamy Elementary School, Summers 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 19 to ISS
Mission 18 to ISS
(see Mission 18 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
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 Directors
Mary Vaughn
Mary.Vaughn@sdhc.k12.fl.us
Nicole Tuminella
nicole.tuminella@hcps.net
Catherine White
catherine.white@hcps.net
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Pittsfield
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 5; experiment design only: Berkshire Community College; mission patches only: Wahconah Regional High School, Pittsfield High School, Mount 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 competitions; (grades 9-12)
Partner Institutions
Berkshire Community College
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 19 to ISS
Mission 18 to ISS
(see Mission 18 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Director
Colin Wilson
cwilson@berkshirecc.edu
Noteworthy: this is the fourth SSEP flight for Albany
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: TBD; experiment design and mission patches: TBD; mission patches only: TBD
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): X competitions; (grades TBD), (grades TBD)
Partner Institutions
City School District of Albany
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 19 to ISS
Mission 18 to ISS
(see Mission 18 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
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
Amanda Powers
apowers@albany.k12.ny.us
Craig Ascher
cascher@albany.k12.ny.us
Noteworthy: this is the third SSEP flight for Long Beach
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 6; experiment design and mission patches: Long Beach Middle School; mission patches only: Long Beach High School, Lido Elementary School, West Elementary School, East Elementary School, Lindell Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 240 (grade 6)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 40
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grade 5), (grades 6-8)
Partner Institutions
Long Beach Public Schools
Cold Spring Harbor DNA Learning Center
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 19 to ISS
Mission 18 to ISS
(see Mission 18 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
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
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Athens
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 12; experiment design only: Ohio University; mission patches only: East Elementary School, Morrison-Gordon Elementary School, Amesville Elementary School, Union Furnace Elementary School, Chieftain Elementary School, Hocking Hills Elementary School, Green Elementary School, Feder Hocking Middle School School, Athens Middle School, Logan-Hocking Middle School
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): 2 competitions; (grades K-4), (grades 5-8)
Partner Institutions
Ohio University
Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 19 to ISS
Mission 18 to ISS
(see Mission 18 community profile, and flight and honorable mention experiments
SSEP Community Program Directors
Sarah E. Wyatt
wyatts@ohio.edu
Nathaniel Szewczyk
szewczyk@ohio.edu
Noteworthy: this is the fourth SSEP flight for Pickerington
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 13; experiment design and mission patches: Diley Middle School, Harmon Middle School, Toll Gate Middle School, Pickerington High School Central, Pickerington High School North; mission patches only: Toll Gate Elementary School, Sycamore Elementary School, Tussing Elementary School, Fairfield Elementary School, Pickerington 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 19 to ISS
Mission 18 to ISS
(see Mission 18 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
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
Anna Meyer
anna_meyer@plsd.us
Kathy Lambert
kathy_lambert@plsd.us
15. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – CCAC
Noteworthy: this is the third SSEP flight for Pittsburgh – CCAC
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: TBD; experiment design and mission patches: TBD; mission patches only: TBD
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 150 (grades 13-16)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 40
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 19 to ISS
Mission 18 to ISS
(see Mission 18 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
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
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Plano
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 72; experiment design and mission patches: Academy High School; mission patches only: Aldridge Elementary School, Andrews Elementary School, Barksdale Elementary School, Barron Elementary School, Bethany Elementary School, Beverly Elementary School, Boggess Elementary School, Brinker Elementary School, Carlisle Elementary School, Centennial Elementary School, Christie Elementary School, Daffron Elementary School, Davis Elementary School, Dooley Elementary School, Forman Elementary School, Gulledge Elementary School, Haggar Elementary School, Harrington Elementary School, Haun Elementary School, Hedgcoxe Elementary School, Hickey Elementary School, Hightower Elementary School, Huffman Elementary School, Hughston Elementary School, Hunt Elementary School, Jackson Elementary School, Mathews Elementary School, McCall Elementary School, Meadows Elementary School, Memorial Elementary School, Mendenhall Elementary School, Miller Elementary School, Mitchell Elementary School, Rasor Elementary School, Saigling Elementary School, Schell Elementary School, Shepard Elementary School, Sigler Elementary School, Skaggs Elementary School, Stinson Elementary School, Thomas Elementary School, Weatherford Elementary School, Wells Elementary School, Wyatt Elementary School, Armstrong Middle School, Bowman Elementary School, Carpenter Middle School, Frankford Elementary School, Haggard Middle School, Hendrick Middle School, Murphy Middle School, Otto Middle School, Renner Middle School, Rice Middle School, Robinson Middle School, Schimelpfenig Middle School, Wilson Middle School, Clark High School, Jasper High School, McMillen High School, Shepton High School, Vines High School, Williams High School, Plano East Senior High School, Plano Senior High School, Plano West Senior 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
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 2 competitions; (grades K-5), (grades 6-12)
Partner Institutions
Plano ISD Academy High School
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 19 to ISS
Mission 18 to ISS
(see Mission 18 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Directors
Catherine Gaschen
catherine.gaschen@pisd.edu
Dan Blier
dan.blier@pisd.edu
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for San Antonio
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 2; experiment design and mission patches: The Space and Engineering Technologies Academy Middle School, The Space and Engineering Technologies Academy High School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 295 (grades 7-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 25
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): 1 competition; (grades 6-8)
Partner Institutions
North East Independent School District
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 19 to ISS
Mission 18 to ISS
(see Mission 18 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Directors
Jonathan Boykin
jboyki@neisd.net
Denise Martinez-Ruiz
druiz22@neisd.net
Noteworthy: this is the fourth SSEP flight for Texarkana
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 10; experiment design and mission patches: Martha and Josh Morriss Mathematics & Engineering Elementary School, Texas Middle School; mission patches only: Texas High School, Waggoner Creek Elementary School, Wake Village Elementary School, Westlawn Elementary School, Nash Elementary School, Spring Lake Park Elementary School, Theron Jones Early Literacy Center, Highland Park Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 660 (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 19 to ISS
Mission 18 to ISS
(see Mission 18 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
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
Jennifer Sells
Jennifer.Sells@txkisd.net
Laurie Pace
Laurie.Pace@txkisd.net
Emily Burns
emily.burns@txkisd.net
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Waxahachie
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 16; experiment design and mission patches: Coleman Junior High School, Finley Junior High School, Howard Junior High School; mission patches only: Turner Pre-Kindergarten, Clift Elementary School, Dunaway Elementary School, Felty Elementary School, Marvin Biomedical Academy, Northside Elementary School, Ray Elementary School, Shackelford Elementary School, Simpson Elementary School, Wedgeworth Elementary School, Wileman STEAM Academy, Global High School, Waxahachie High School
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): 2 competitions; (grades K-5), (grades 6-12)
Partner Institutions
Waxahachie Independent School District
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 19 to ISS
Mission 18 to ISS
(see Mission 18 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Directors
Theresa Smithey
tsmithey@wisd.org
Melissa Abadie
mabadie@wiisd.org
20. iForward-Grantsburg, Wisconsin
Noteworthy: this is the eighth SSEP flight for iForward-Grantsburg
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: TBD; experiment design and mission patches: TBD; mission patches only: TBD
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 250 (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 K-7), (grades 8-12)
Partner Institutions
Waxahachie Independent School District
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 19 to ISS
Mission 18 to ISS
(see Mission 18 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
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
Sylvia Stockman
sylvia.stockman@iforwardwisconsin.com