We received word at 1:30 pm today that our eggs arrived at ITA at 9:30 am. We met the deadline for the samples to arrive at ITA for the fluids and compatibility test. Yeah! We are hearing a possibility that … Continue reading →
Eggs Shipped
We received three phone calls from Americulture today as they pulled 100,000 eggs two days early so that they could ship roughly 50 eggs to ITA for our fluids and compatibility test. We are so appreciative of all of their … Continue reading →
Welcome to the JMS SSEP blog!
SSEP at Jackson began shortly after my amazing experience as a Honeywell Educator at Space Academy at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL. I learned about the opportunity to put a student’s experiment on the space shuttle … Continue reading →
SSEP National Press Release – STS-134 Experiments Selected, STS-135 Opportunity Announced
Download a PDF of this Press Release After reading this Press Release, be sure to read the New SSEP Homepage Subscribe to receive email updates on the SSEP using the Subscribe Box at the bottom of the right column. Student Experiments on Space Shuttle Endeavour Flight Attract National Attention in Bold New STEM Education Program […]
Water Sample Collection
Dana, Kate, and Jordyn collected the sample of water from the fish tank in Ms. Otten’s room so that it could be shipped to ITA for the fluids and compatibility test.
New Pages at the SSEP Community Network Hubsite
We have just added two new pages at the SSEP Community Network Hubsite. There is now a page titled “Selected Experiments on STS-134″, and a page “In Our Own Words” which captures thoughts from students, teachers, administrators, and funders on what the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program means to their community. If what you read on […]
Fluids and Compatability Test Update
ITA changed the schedule from starting the test on 12/30 to starting the test on 12/29. The samples now have to arrive by the end of the day on 12/28. They have agreed to make an exemption for our eggs … Continue reading →
IMPORTANT NEW PAGE Dedicated to the Requirements of the Upcoming Fluid/Sample Compatibility Test
To all student flight experiment teams- As NCESSE received detailed information regarding the upcoming ITA Fluid/Sample Compatibility Test, we passed that information along in posts on this Blog, and created a new FAQ section dedicated to the test. But it has lead to basic information being disseminated piecemeal, and spread across multiple locations on this […]
Critical Update on Fluid/Sample Compatibility Test
This is a critical reminder to student flight experiment teams that the deadline for arrival at ITA of your experiment’s fluids and solids is December 27, 2010. Please re-read THIS EARLIER Blog Post for details. Key point: the fluids and solids submitted must precisely match the formal list of your experiment’s fluids and solids that […]
The Winning Experiment: Murine Myoblasts
The winning experiment was designed by six of Mrs. Bridges’s fifth grade students. Their question was “What is the Effect of Microgravity on the Growth Rate of Murine Myoblasts?” It was designed by Copper Mill Elementary 5th grade Co-Principal Investigators Alexis Albert, Grace Dry, Madison Russell, and Leanne Sorrel, Co-Investigators Tyler Jackson and Jake O’Brien […]