Since it was launched in June 2010, the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) has garnered significant media attention at the local, regional, and national level. Hundreds of articles have been written addressing the impact of this high caliber STEM education program. On this page are links to media libraries of SSEP Press Releases, NASA coverage, general program coverage, and coverage associated with each of the SSEP flight opportunities to date.
Scientific American featured SSEP in February 2015. It is an exceptional overview of the program.
Scientific American, February 17, 2015
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/frontiers-for-young-minds/not-your-grandma-8217-s-science-competition-8211-part-2/
Air&Space Smithsonian, AirSpaceMag.com, January 01, 2014
http://www.airspacemag.com/viewport/viewport-8-180949480/
Also at SSEP National Blog:
http://ssep.ncesse.org/2013/12/take-pride-from-the-director-of-the-smithsonian-national-air-and-space-museum-on-ssep-and-the-future-of-americas-space-program/
Summary of Media Coverage
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Last Revised: August 15, 2024
| Mission | Number of Media Articles | |
| 1 | Exceptional General Coverage | 22 |
| 2 | NCESSE Mission Announcements & PRs | 22 |
| 3 | NASA & CASIS Coverage | 110 |
| 4 | NanoRacks & DreamUp Coverage | 12 |
| 5 | National Partner Coverage | 10 |
| 6 | Mission 18 to ISS | 47 |
| 6 | Mission 17 to ISS | 69 |
| 6 | Mission 16 to ISS | 66 |
| 6 | Mission 15 to ISS | 4 |
| 7 | Mission 14 to ISS | 77 |
| 8 | Mission 13 to ISS | 137 |
| 9 | Mission 12 to ISS | 141 |
| 10 | Mission 11 to ISS | 58 |
| 11 | Mission 10 to ISS | 32 |
| 12 | Mission 9 to ISS | 92 |
| 13 | Mission 8 to ISS | 28 |
| 14 | Mission 7 to ISS | 91 |
| 15 | Mission 6 to ISS | 123 |
| 16 | Mission 5 to ISS | 37 |
| 17 | Mission 4 to ISS | 42 |
| 18 | Mission 3 to ISS | 62 |
| 19 | Mission 2 to ISS | 26 |
| 20 | Mission 1 to ISS | 31 |
| 21 | SSEP on STS-135 | 12 |
| 22 | SSEP on STS-134 | 108 |
| Total Number of Media Articles | 1,460 |