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Last update of this page: September 2, 2021, 1:06 pm EDT
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
Launch Date: June 3, 2021 at 1:29 pm EDT (useful reference NASA Consolidated Launch Schedule at nasa.gov)
Crew: none
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Berthing at ISS: June 5, 2021 at 5:09 am EDT
Launch Date History:
Rescheduled to [Confirmed by Nanoracks 3/21]: June 3, 2021
Rescheduled to: NET June 2021
Initial Launch Date: NET May 2021
Ferry Vehicle for Return to Earth: SpaceX CRS-22
Crew: none
Unberth/Landing Date: July 9, 2021
Landing Site: splashdown off the coast of Florida
Payload Duration on ISS: 5 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: Expedition 65 (see Expeditions Schedule at nasa.gov)
Commander Akihiko Hoshide (Japan; Twitter: @Aki_Hoshide); Flight Engineers Mark Vande Hei (USA; Twitter: @Astro_Sabot); Oleg Novitskiy (Russia; Twitter: @novitskiy_iss; Instagram: novitskiy_iss); Pyotr Dubrov (Russia); Thomas Pesquet (France; @Thom_astro; Instagram: thom_astro); Shane Kimbrough (USA; Twitter: @astro_kimbrough; Instagram: astro_kimbrough); Megan McArthur (USA; Twitter: @Astro_Megan>; Instagram: astro.megan
SpaceX CRS-23 (SpX-23): Mission 15B - 3 of 5 experiments
Launch Date: August 29, 2021 at 3:14 am EDT (useful reference NASA Consolidated Launch Schedule at nasa.gov)
Crew: none
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Berthing at ISS: August 30, 2021 at 10:30 am EDT
Launch Date History:
Rescheduled to [Confirmed 8/5]: August 28, 2021 at 3:37 am EDT
Rescheduled to [Confirmed by Nanoracks 7/27]: August 29, 2021 at 3:14 am EDT
Rescheduled to: August 18, 2021
Initial Launch Date: NET August 2021
Ferry Vehicle for Return to Earth: SpaceX CRS-23
Crew: none
Unberth/Landing Date: September 30, 2021
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: Expedition 65 (see Expeditions Schedule at nasa.gov)
Commander Akihiko Hoshide (Japan; Twitter: @Aki_Hoshide); Flight Engineers Mark Vande Hei (USA; Twitter: @Astro_Sabot); Oleg Novitskiy (Russia; Twitter: @novitskiy_iss; Instagram: novitskiy_iss); Pyotr Dubrov (Russia); Thomas Pesquet (France; @Thom_astro; Instagram: thom_astro); Shane Kimbrough (USA; Twitter: @astro_kimbrough; Instagram: astro_kimbrough); Megan McArthur (USA; Twitter: @Astro_Megan>; Instagram: astro.megan
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 launched on SpaceX-22 on June 3, 2021 and returned to Earth on July 9, 2021; the final 3 Mission 15 experiments launched on SpaceX-23 on August 29, 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