Last revised: February 26, 2025
Mission 18 Media Articles: 91
National and International Coverage
Space Station Research Returns, Advancing Cancer and Neurodegenerative Therapies
R&D World, December 17, 2024
https://www.rdworldonline.com/space-station-research-returns-to-earth-to-advance-cancer-therapies/
NASA’s SpaceX CRS-31 Mission Overview
ISS National Lab, November 5, 2024
https://issnationallab.org/press-releases/nasas-spacex-crs-31-overview/
SpaceX Launches Resupply Mission to International Space Station
Space Daily, November 5, 2024
https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/SpaceX_launches_resupply_mission_to_International_Space_Station_999.html
Student Experiments Among the Payloads Launching to ISS
The Journal of Space Commerce, November 4, 2024
https://www.exterrajsc.com/p/student-experiments-among-the-payloads/
SpaceX Launches 400th Falcon Rocket on 31st Cargo Resupply Mission to the Space Station for NASA
Spaceflight Now, November 4, 2024
https://spaceflightnow.com/2024/11/04/live-coverage-nasa-spacex-to-launch-falcon-9-rocket-on-cargo-resupply-mission-to-the-international-space-station/
SpaceX CRS-31 Supports Heart Health, Neurodegeneration, and Student Science
News-Medical.net, November 4, 2024
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20241104/SpaceX-CRS-31-supports-heart-health-neurodegeneration-and-student-science.aspx
Mission to International Space Station Launches Research on Brain Organoids, Heart Muscle Atrophy, and Cold Welding
PR Newswire, November 1, 2024
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mission-to-international-space-station-launches-research-on-brain-organoids-heart-muscle-atrophy-and-cold-welding-302294313.html
Next Mission to Space Station Launches Dozens of Student Experiments
PR Newswire, October 31, 2024
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/next-mission-to-space-station-launches-dozens-of-student-experiments-302293240.html
Local and Regional Coverage
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
The Pulse: June 25, 2024
Taproot Edmonton, June 25, 2024
https://edmonton.taproot.news/pulse/2024/06/25
Edmonton Student Headed to Kennedy Space Centre with Research Pitch
CTV News Edmonton, June 24, 2024
https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/edmonton-student-headed-to-kennedy-space-centre-with-research-pitch-1.6938980
Edmonton Grade 9 Student Headed to NASA to Present Zero Gravity Project
CBC News, June 16, 2024
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-grade-9-student-headed-to-nasa-to-present-zero-gravity-project-1.7228490
Grade 8 Students’ Flatworm Experiment Bound for International Space Station
BNN Breaking News, January 20, 2024
https://bnnbreaking.com/breaking-news/education/grade-8-students-flatworm-experiment-bound-for-international-space-station/
‘Ultimate Science Project’: Edmonton Students send Worm Experiment into Space
Global News, January 19, 2024
https://globalnews.ca/news/10237730/edmonton-students-send-worm-experiment-into-space/
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
UGDSB Students’ Experiment Returns from Space
Upper Grand District School Board, January 23, 2025
https://www.ugdsb.ca/article/7292
UGDSB Students Launch Microgravity Experiment to the International Space Station
Education News Canada, November 6, 2024
https://educationnewscanada.com/article/education/level/k12/3/1109874/ugdsb-students-launch-microgravity-experiment-to-the-international-space-station.html
Alma Students’ Experiment will Fly to International Space Station this Year
The Wellington Advisor, January 24, 2024
https://www.wellingtonadvertiser.com/alma-students-experiment-will-fly-to-international-space-station-this-year/
Experiment Designed by Alma PS Students is Out of this World
EloraFergusToday.com, January 15, 2024
https://www.elorafergustoday.com/local-news/experiment-designed-by-alma-ps-students-is-out-of-this-world-8102471
Alma Public School Experiment Chosen for NASA’s Student Spaceflight Experiments Program
Centre Wellington Community Radio, January 11, 2024
https://thegrand101.com/2024/01/11/alma-public-school-experiment-chosen-for-nasas-student-spaceflight-experiments-program/
County Students Design Experiments Destined for Space
The Wellington Advertiser, October 27, 2023
https://www.wellingtonadvertiser.com/county-students-design-experiments-destined-for-space/
UGDSB Students Soar to New Heights with SSEP Participation
Upper Grand District School Board, October 4, 2023
https://www.ugdsb.ca/blog/ugdsb-students-soar-to-new-heights-with-ssep-participation/
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Queen’s Paves Way for Student Innovation with Awards and ISS Launch
The Queen’s University Journal, October 11, 2024
https://www.queensjournal.ca/queens-paves-way-for-student-innovation-with-awards-and-iss-launch/
Queen’s Undergraduate Students Compete to take Microgravity Experiments to the International Space Station
Education New Canada, December 13, 2023
https://educationnewscanada.com/article/education/level/university/1/1056360/queen-s-undergraduate-students-compete-to-take-microgravity-experiments-to-the-international-space-station.html
Out of this World Research
Queen’s Gazette, December 8, 2023
https://www.queensu.ca/gazette/stories/out-world-research
Ukraine
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Rocket Launches Ukrainian Students’ Scientific Project to the International Space Station
The Gaze, November 11, 2024
https://thegaze.media/news/elon-musks-spacex-rocket-launches-ukrainian-students-scientific-project-to-the-international-space-station
A Development by Ukrainian Schoolchildren has Made its Way into Space Aboard the SpaceX-31 Rocket
The Odessa Journal, November 7, 2024
https://odessa-journal.com/public/a-development-by-ukrainian-schoolchildren-has-made-its-way-into-space-aboard-the-spacex-31-rocket
Mesa, Arizona
Launching From the Classroom to Careers: Students Gain Valuable Skills Through Research on the Space Station
SpaceDaily.com, November 19, 2024
https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Launching_From_the_Classroom_to_Careers_Students_Gain_Valuable_Skills_Through_Research_on_the_Space_Station_999.html
Mesa Students’ Space Experiment Soars to ISS on SpaceX Resupply Mission
Hoodline Phoenix, November 12, 2024
https://hoodline.com/2024/11/mesa-students-space-experiment-soars-to-iss-on-spacex-resupply-mission/
VIDEO: WATCH: Red Mountain HS students see their project launched to ISS
ABC15.com, November 8, 2024
https://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/mesa/watch-red-mountain-hs-students-see-their-project-launched-to-iss
VIDEO: Science Project Designed by Mesa Students Tested on ISS
KOLD News 13, November 8, 2024
https://www.kold.com/video/2024/11/08/science-project-designed-by-mesa-students-tested-iss/
VIDEO: AZ students’ experiment aboard SpaceX mission
Fox 10 News, November 8, 2024
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/video/1545305
VIDEO: Mesa Students’ Experiment Takes Flight Aboard SpaceX Mission
AZ Family, November 8, 2024
https://www.azfamily.com/2024/11/09/mesa-students-experiment-takes-flight-aboard-spacex-mission/
Students’ Experiment Takes Flight Aboard SpaceX Mission
Mesa Public Schools, November 6, 2024
https://www.mpsaz.org/article/1861959
Students’ Science Experiment Launches Aboard SpaceX Mission
SE Valley Times, November 6, 2024
https://sevalleytimes.com/stories/665743300-students-science-experiment-launches-aboard-spacex-mission
SpaceX Launches Resupply Mission to International Space Station
SpaceDaily.com, November 5, 2024
https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/SpaceX_launches_resupply_mission_to_International_Space_Station_999.html
Tolleson, Arizona
Dos Rios Elementary Experiment Chosen for Space Mission
West Valley View, April 24, 2024
https://www.westvalleyview.com/news/dos-rios-elementary-experiment-chosen-for-space-mission/article_ef257af6-00f1-11ef-8815-0f4b286dfaf9.html
Tolleson School to Compete in Space Project
West Valley View, November 16, 2023
https://www.westvalleyview.com/youth/tolleson-school-to-compete-in-space-project/article_c89b8322-783d-11ee-8236-f384255716f9.html
Tolleson Students to Participate in Experiments Aboard International Space Station
Daily Independent, October 18, 2023
https://www.yourvalley.net/stories/tolleson-students-to-participate-in-experiments-aboard-international-space-station,455078
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Blast Off: Colorado Springs College Students’ Experiment to Launch to ISS
The Denver Gazette, November 2, 2024
https://gazette.com/news/education/blast-off-colorado-springs-college-students-experiment-to-launch-to-iss/article_480217b6-96d8-11ef-90cc-8b567431265a.html
UCCS Students Prepare Experiment for International Space Station Flight
UCCS Communique, October 30, 2024
https://communique.uccs.edu/?p=159680
VIDEO: ‘It’s Defined my Career’ UCCS and Pikes Peak State Students Get Their Project Sent to ISS
KOAA News 5, October 24, 2024
https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/its-defined-my-career-uccs-and-pikes-peak-state-students-get-their-project-sent-to-iss
VIDEO: Three Students will have their Science Experiment Flown in Space on the ISS
KOAA News 5, May 14, 2024
https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/three-students-will-have-their-science-experiment-flown-in-space-on-the-iss
UCCS, Pikes Peak State College Experiment to fly on the International Space Station
UCCS Communique, April 24, 2024
https://communique.uccs.edu/?p=155778
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
BCC Selects Project for Space Flight Experiment
iBerkshires.com, January 10, 2024
https://www.iberkshires.com/story/74125/BCC-Selects-Project-for-Space-Flight-Experiment-.html
Berkshire Community College Participating in Space Flight Experiment
The Berkshire Eagle, December 6, 2023
https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/community-news/bcc-space-flight-experiment/article_b6c2ec7a-9468-11ee-b0b7-8bd7f6a4231f.html
BCC to Participate in Space Flight Experiment
iBerkshires.com, November 20, 2023
https://www.iberkshires.com/story/73693/BCC-to-Participate-in-Space-Flight-Experiment-.html
Edina, Minnesota
Edina Students’ Projects Blast Off with NASA and SpaceX
Edina Magazine, August 2024
https://edinamag.com/edina-students-projects-blast-off-with-nasa-and-spacex/
Edina Student Experiment Bound for International Space Station
HometownSource.com, January 3, 2024
https://www.hometownsource.com/sun_current/community/edina/edina-student-experiment-bound-for-international-space-station/article_2ec3781a-a108-11ee-a107-af76d314c931.html
Creek Valley Elementary Students’ Science Experiment Bound for International Space Station
Edina Public Schools, December 20, 2023
https://www.edinaschools.org/abouteps/edina-news/news-story/~board/district-news/post/creek-valley-elementary-students-science-experiment-bound-for-international-space-station
Edina Fifth-graders’ Raspberry Experiment will be Tested in Space
Star Tribune, December 19, 2023
https://www.startribune.com/edina-creek-valley-elementary-fifth-graders-raspberry-experiment-will-be-tested-space-station/600329492/
Three Student Finalist Teams Chose for Spaceflight Program
Edina Public Schools, November 21, 2023
https://www.edinaschools.org/abouteps/edina-news/news-story/~board/district-news/post/three-student-finalist-teams-chosen-for-spaceflight-program
Albany, New York
VIDEO: TEEM: Albany Middle schoolers’ experiment chosen for Space Station
Channel 6 News, March 6, 2024
https://cbs6albany.com/community/teem/albany-middle-schoolers-experiment-chosen-for-space-station-hackett-school-capital-region-eight-grade-8th-space-international-experiment-science-fair-students-spaceflight-program-project-craig-ascher-teacher-finalists-starwberry-no-gravity-mold
VIDEO: Albany Middle Schoolers’ Experiment Headed for International Space Station
WYNT Channel 13 News, March 6, 2024
https://wnyt.com/wnyt-commit-to-kids/albany-middle-schoolers-experiment-headed-for-international-space-station/
Hackett Researcher Bound for Final Frontier – Again
City School District of Albany, February 2, 2024
https://www.albanyschools.org/news/1782404/hackett-research-bound-for-final-frontier-again
Garden City, New York
Garden City High Hosts Science Research Symposium
Nassau Illustrated News, June 19, 2024
https://antonmediagroup.com/garden-city-high-hosts-science-research-symposium/
Garden City Middle School Announces Finalists for Student Spaceflight Experiment Program
Garden City Public Schools, March 20, 2024
https://www.gardencity.k12.ny.us/article/1515415
Athens, Ohio
OHIO Maintains Prestigious Carnegie R1 Designation, Reinforcing Commitment to Research Excellence
OHIO Today, February 20, 2025
https://www.ohio.edu/news/2025/02/ohio-maintains-prestigious-carnegie-r1-designation-reinforcing-commitment-research
OHIO Students see their Experiment Taken by Rocket to International Space Station
Ohio.edu, November 21, 2024
https://www.ohio.edu/news/2024/11/ohio-students-see-their-experiment-taken-rocket-international-space-station
Ohio University Class Sending Experiment into Space
WCMH News 4, April 29, 2024
https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/athens-county/ohio-university-class-sending-experiment-into-space/
From Athens to the ISS
Ohio University – Ohio Today, April 11, 2024
https://www.ohio.edu/news/2024/04/athens-iss
OHIO University Board of Trustees Approve Athena Cinema Repairs
The Athens News, April 9, 2024
https://www.athensnews.com/news/campus/ohio-university-board-of-trustees-approve-athena-cinema-repairs/article_ee249928-f68f-11ee-b0cd-afd2f1b1c543.html
OHIO Board of Trustees to Consider Housing Master Plan Phase II Construction; Learn More About Impact of Student Spaceflight Experiments Program During April Meetings
Ohio University News, March 28, 2024
https://www.ohio.edu/news/2024/03/ohio-board-trustees-consider-housing-master-plan-phase-ii-construction-learn-more
OHIO Research Project Selected for International Space Station
OHIO News, January 18, 2024
https://www.ohio.edu/news/2024/01/ohio-research-project-selected-international-space-station
OU Launches New Student Spaceflight Experiment
The Post, October 5, 2023
https://www.thepostathens.com/article/2023/10/student-spaceflight-experiment-mission-18-project
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – CCAC
SpaceX Rocket Carries Science Experiment Designed in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Magazine, November 5, 2024
https://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/spacex-rocket-pittsburgh-science-experiment/
Community College of Allegheny County Student Experiment Blasts Off Onboard SpaceX Rocket
90.5 WESA, November 5, 2024
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/ccac-student-experiment-spacex-rocket/
Pittsburgh College Students’ Experiment to Launch on SpaceX Rocket
KDKA News, November 4, 2024
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/ccac-student-experiment-spacex-rocket/
Columbia, South Carolina
A Midlands Technical College Team of Six is Conducting Research to Help NASA
COLA Today, November 7, 2024
https://colatoday.6amcity.com/education/a-midlands-technical-college-team-of-six-is-conducting-research-to-help-nasa
Midlands Technical College Student Research Project Launching to International Space Station this Evening
COLA Daily, November 4, 2024
https://www.coladaily.com/communities/midlands-technical-college-student-research-project-launching-to-international-space-station-this-evening/article_9b77ab84-9ac7-11ef-a050-1bb293289837.html
Midlands Technical College Research Set for Space Launch
WACH Fox 57, November 4, 2024
https://www.wach.com/news/local/midlands-technical-college-research-set-for-space-launch-kennedy-space-center-florida-international-space-station-south-carolina-calcium-oxalate-crystals-student-spaceflight-experiments-program-national-center-for-earth-and-space-science-education-nasa
Midlands Technical College Celebrates 50 Years
Lexington County Chronicle, August 28, 2024
https://www.lexingtonchronicle.com/stories/midlands-technical-college-celebrates-50-years,102260
VIDEO: Six Midland Tech Students Create Experiment About Food Safety in Microgravity, Set to Go to Space
WLTX Channel 19 News, April 26, 2024
https://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/midlands-students-project-going-to-space/101-dccf9ee4-419d-431b-8408-f7b1f7f1489e
Midlands Tech Students Sent Project to Space
Lexington County Chronicle, April 4, 2024
https://www.lexingtonchronicle.com/stories/midlands-tech-students-send-project-to-space,88573
MTC Students, Faculty Members Chosen to Participate in Space Research Project
Cola Daily, March 28, 2024
https://www.coladaily.com/communities/columbia/mtc-students-faculty-members-chosen-to-participate-in-space-research-project/article_2e717542-ec8f-11ee-8bed-cf166cb72542.html
Student Research Launching to International Space Station
Midlands Tech News, March 27, 2024
https://www.midlandstech.edu/news/student-research-launching-international-space-station
Arlington, Texas
Martin STEM Students’ Experiment Launching to Space
Arlington ISD, October 24, 2024
https://www.aisd.net/district-news/martin-stem-students-experiment/
Houston, Texas
Sky’s the Limit: Students Land Research on International Space Station
San Jacinto College, January 22, 2025
https://www.sanjac.edu/about/news/2025/sky-limit-students-land-research-international-space-station
STEM Space Competition
San Jacinto College, September 27, 2023
https://www.sanjac.edu/programs/areas-of-study/stem/stem-at-san-jac/stem-space-competition
San Antonio, Texas
North East ISD Students’ Experiments Bound for Space
Community Impact, January 24, 2024
https://communityimpact.com/san-antonio/na/education/2024/01/24/north-east-isd-students-experiments-bound-for-space/
Texarkana, Texas
VIDEO: NASA, Texas Middle School Students Work towards Microgravity
KTAL News, November 23, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-lQRxjEhVE
Young Texarkana ISD Scientists Sent Experiment into Space
Texarkana Magazine, November 12, 2024
https://www.txkmag.com/news/talk-tuesday/young-texarkana-isd-scientists-send-experiment-into-space/
VIDEO: TISD Students’ Experiment is on SpaceX Flight to ISS
KSLA News, November 4, 2024
https://www.ksla.com/2024/11/05/tisd-students-experiment-is-spacex-flight-iss/
TISD Students’ Microgravity Experiment Launching Tonight
TXK Today, November 4, 2024
https://txktoday.com/news/tisd-students-microgravity-experiment-launching-tonight/
Texarkana Students’ Microgravity Experiment Set for Launch on November 4, 2024
Texarkana FYI, November 4, 2024
https://texarkanafyi.com/texarkana-students-microgravity-experiment-set-for-launch-on-november-4-2024/
TISD Students’ Microgravity Experiment Launching Tonight
TXK Today, November 4, 2024
https://txktoday.com/news/tisd-students-microgravity-experiment-launching-tonight/
Morriss Elementary Students’ Microgravity Project will take to the Stars
Texarkana Gazette, January 15, 2024
https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2024/jan/15/morriss-elementary-students-microgravity-project/
Morriss Students’ Microgravity Experiment Chosen for SSEP Mission 18
TXK Today, January 12, 2024
https://txktoday.com/news/education/morriss-students-microgravity-experiment-chosen-for-ssep-mission-18/
Sandy, Utah
Out of this world: Hillcrest High’s Eco-friendly Pesticide Experiment Reaches ISS
The City Journals, January 3, 2025
https://www.midvalejournal.com/2025/01/03/518701/out-of-this-world-hillcrest-high-s-eco-friendly-pesticide-experiment-reaches-iss
Hillcrest High Research Project Bound for the International Space Station
Canyons School District, November 5, 2024
https://www.canyonsdistrict.org/general-news/hillcrest-high-research-project-bound-for-the-international-space-station/
SSEP Mission 18 to ISS
Husky Strong Newsletter, May 15, 2024
https://hhs.canyonsdistrict.org/announcements/husky-strong-05-15-2024/
iForward-Grantsburg, Wisconsin
Will Shrimp Grow Larger in Space
Burnett County Sentinel, November 7, 2024
https://www.burnettcountysentinel.com/news/will-shrimp-grow-larger-in-space/article_704991dc-9d3f-11ef-abd9-076195337937.html
National Astronaut Patch Design Competition Winner from Racine
Racine County Eye, May 16, 2024
https://racinecountyeye.com/2024/05/16/student-patch-design-competition/