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Last update of this page: March 29, 2021, 1:58 pm ET
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the SSEP Mission 15 Skylab payload of experiments are manifested on two launches – SpaceX CRS-22 and CRS-23.
SSEP Mission 15: Payload Ferry Flights and ISS Crew Data
Ferry Vehicle to ISS:
SpaceX CRS-22 (SpX-22): Mission 15A - 2 of 5 experiments
Current Launch Date: June 3, 2021 at TBD (useful reference NASA Consolidated Launch Schedule at nasa.gov)
Crew: none
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Berthing at ISS: 1 to 4 days after launch
Launch Date History:
Initial Launch Date: NET May 2021
Rescheduled to: NET June 2021
[3/2021 Confirmed by Nanoracks] Rescheduled to : June 3, 2021
Ferry Vehicle for Return to Earth: SpaceX CRS-22
Crew: none
Unberth/Landing Date: TBD
Landing Site: splashdown off the coast of Florida
Payload Duration on ISS: 4-6 weeks
Notable: Visit the NASA ISS website for a comprehensive overview of ISS construction, on-orbit research, operations, crews, and multimedia galleries; read about the SpaceX Falcon rocket and Dragon spacecraft at nasa.gov.
ISS Crew for SSEP Mission 14/15 Payload Operations: TBD (see Expeditions Schedule at nasa.gov)
Expedition and crew to be listed once closer to launch date
SpaceX CRS-23 (SpX-23): Mission 15B - 3 of 5 experiments
Current Launch Date: August 18, 2021 at TBD (useful reference NASA Consolidated Launch Schedule at nasa.gov)
Crew: none
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Berthing at ISS: 1 to 4 days after launch
Launch Date History:
Initial Launch Date: NET August 2021
Rescheduled to: August 18, 2021
Ferry Vehicle for Return to Earth: SpaceX CRS-23
Crew: none
Unberth/Landing Date: TBD
Landing Site: splashdown off the coast of Florida
Payload Duration on ISS: 4-6 weeks
Notable: Visit the NASA ISS website for a comprehensive overview of ISS construction, on-orbit research, operations, crews, and multimedia galleries; read about the SpaceX Falcon rocket and Dragon spacecraft at nasa.gov.
ISS Crew for SSEP Mission 14/15 Payload Operations: TBD (see Expeditions Schedule at nasa.gov)
Expedition and crew to be listed once closer to launch date
SSEP Mission 15 to ISS: Payload and Program Data
Payload Designation: SSEP17 – Skylab (named for NASA’s Skylab Program; starting with Mission 12 to ISS, SSEP experiment payloads are named for NASA human spaceflight programs; for SSEP Missions 5 to 11, experiment payloads were named for Apollo Command Modules; prior to Mission 5, payloads were named for Apollo Lunar Modules)
Number of Student Team Flight Experiments: 5
Payload: Suite of Fluids Mixing Enclosure (FME – Mark II) Mini-laboratories
Stowage: Nanoracks Express Rack on ISS
History:
The seventeenth SSEP flight opportunity—SSEP Mission 15 to the International Space Station—was announced by the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE) and the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Space Education on February 3, 2020, with accompanying Video Clips describing SSEP by Center Director, Dr. Jeff Goldstein: Clip 1 (NASA), Clip 2 (NASA)
Current Status:
2 of the 5 Mission 15 experiments are scheduled for launch on SpaceX-22 in June 2021, and the final 3 Mission 15 experiments are scheduled for launch on SpaceX-23 in August 2021.
A List of Important SSEP Mission 15 to ISS Subpages:
SSEP Mission 15 to ISS: Critical Timeline
SSEP Mission 15 to ISS: Mini-Laboratory Operation
SSEP Mission 15 to ISS: Mission Patch Art and Design Competition
SSEP Mission 15 to ISS: Flight Operations – SpaceX-22
SSEP Mission 15 to ISS: Flight Operations – SpaceX-23