As of 8:30 am today, NCESSE had not received any word as to whether the launch of STS-134 will be postponed. However, the Daily Beast is reporting that the launch of STS-134 may be put off until April 29. Until there is official word from NASA, we have no choice but to assume the launch […]
INSGC mentions Avicenna
I received a google alert which contained a link to a page on the Indiana Space Grant Consortium’s website. It’s all about us! Read here.
Trial Run #2
The eggs arrived today. The 5th grade classes filled vials with eggs and placed them at different temperatures. We are trying to figure out what temperature to ship the vials at.
Eggs Never Arrived
The eggs that were shipped last week ended up going from New Mexico to Kentucky back to New Mexico then back to Kentucy and then to El Paso, Texas. They never arrived. We have requested Americulture to send us another … Continue reading →
Collaboration with LLC in Anderson, IN
I’ve begun collaborating with the Life Learning Cooperative in Anderson, Indiana. We are in the process of going over all of the paperwork and organizing student teams. We will be setting up some webcam time with our kids soon and I’m … Continue reading →
Trial Run
We were supposed to recieve a shipment of eggs today to conduct some test trials. At 12:00 pm they has still not arrived. We soon found out that they had traveled from New Mexico to Kentucy and due to a … Continue reading →
URGENT LATE BREAKING CHANGE OF PLANS FOR STS-134 LAUNCHING VIEWING
3/25/11, 4:00 PM ET: WE WERE JUST ALERTED BY NASA AT KSC THAT THEY NOW STRONGLY ADVISE US TO GET TO KARS PARK NO LATER THAN 3:00 PM ON APRIL 19 FOR THE LAUNCH. NASA IS VERY CONCERNED THAT WE MIGHT BE STUCK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC EVEN 3 HOURS BEFORE LAUNCH. WE ARE THEREFORE CHANGING KARS […]
SSEP for STS-134 Important Update: March 25, 2011
NEW INFORMATION: STS-134 Launch Plans at Kennedy Space Center Time sensitive information on public tours at KSC on April 21, and the location of the SSEP Community Network Meeting on April 20, are now available at the Launch Plans for STS-134 page at the main SSEP website. The meeting will be web-streamed live for classes back […]
Avicenna Science Lifts Off
Avicenna Academy was granted an award from the Indiana Space Grant Consortium which will allow us to participate in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP). When we return from spring break, we will be jumping head first into this project. … Continue reading →
Our mentors have sent high magnification pictures of our raw and coated chemcal
The idea behind our experiment is that when a solution of ciprofloxacin (an antibiotic) in water and a solution of polyvinylpyrrolidone (the coating) in water are mixed, the polyvinylpyrollidone (PVP) will come out of solution and coat the tiny particles … Continue reading →