Last update of this page: February 3, 2020, 10:00 am ET, to include SSEP Mission 14 to ISS
A total of 34 Space Grant consortia have provided partial support for 142 of the 303 SSEP community programs conducted to date, enabling engagement of 59,300 grade 5-16 students in microgravity experiment design, and submission of 11,900 fight experiment proposals by student teams. For each community program, a formal proposal competition results in selection of at least one flight experiment for operation on the International Space Station by the astronauts, and return to Earth for harvesting and analysis.
SSEP experiments supported by Space Grant have been part of payloads for all 16 SSEP flight opportunities to date, including STS-134 and STS-135, the final flights of Space Shuttles Endeavour and Atlantis, and SSEP Missions 1 through 14 to ISS. Through Mission 13, 130 SSEP flight experiments operated on ISS were made possible through Space Grant support. Another 12 experiments supported by Space Grant will be launching on SpaceX-21 in summer 2020, as part of the payload of 33 experiments for SSEP Mission 14.
1. Alabama Space Grant Consortium, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Supported SSEP Communities: 1
Mission 12 to ISS: Winfield (profile, flight experiment)
2. Arizona Space Grant Consortium, University of Arizona
Supported SSEP Communities: 1
SSEP on STS-135: Peoria (profile, flight experiment)
3. California Space Grant Consortium, University of California San Diego
Supported SSEP Communities: 10 (click to explore)
Mission 2 to ISS: Santa Monica (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 5 to ISS: Santa Rosa (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 7 to ISS: Santa Monica (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 9 to ISS: Santa Monica (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 10 to ISS: Elk Grove (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 11 to ISS: Santa Monica (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 12 to ISS: Moreno Valley (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 12 to ISS: Sanger (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 13 to ISS: La Verne (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 14 to ISS: Corcoran (profile, flight experiment)
4. NASA Connecticut Space Grant Consortium, University of Hartford
Supported SSEP Communities: 11 (click to explore)
SSEP on STS-134: Shelton (profile, flight experiment)
SSEP on STS-135: Hartford (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 2 to ISS: East Lyme (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 7 to ISS: Hartford (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 9 to ISS: East Lyme (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 11 to ISS: Bridgeport – Fairchild Wheeler Interdistrict Campus (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 11 to ISS: East Hartford (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 12 to ISS: Bridgeport – University of Bridgeport (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 12 to ISS: Stamford (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 13 to ISS: Ashford/Willington (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 14 to ISS: Stamford (profile, flight experiment)
5. Delaware Space Grant Consortium, University of Delaware
Supported SSEP Communities: 2
Mission 7 to ISS: Bear (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 10 to ISS: Middletown (profile, flight experiment)
6. District of Columbia Space Grant Consortium, American University
Supported SSEP Communities: 3
Mission 1 to the ISS: Capitol Hill Cluster of Schools (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 3 to the ISS: Capitol Hill Cluster of Schools (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 6 to the ISS: DC Space Grant University Community (profile, flight experiment)
7. NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium, University of Central Florida
Supported SSEP Communities: 6
SSEP on STS-134: Broward County (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 5 to ISS: Hillsborough County (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 11 to the ISS: Hillsborough County (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 13 to ISS: Hillsborough County (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 14 to ISS: Hillsborough County (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 14 to ISS: Pasco County (profile, flight experiment)
8. Georgia Space Grant Consortium, Georgia Institute of Technology
Supported SSEP Communities: 1
Mission 12 to ISS: Jackson County (profile, flight experiment)
9. Iowa Space Grant Consortium, Iowa State University
Supported SSEP Communities: 1
SSEP on STS-135: Galva-Holstein (profile, flight experiment)
10. NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium, University of Idaho
Supported SSEP Communities: 1
Mission 9 to ISS: Boise (profile, flight experiment)
11. Indiana Space Grant Consortium, Purdue University
Supported SSEP Communities: 4
SSEP on STS-135: Crown Point (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 1 to ISS: Lake County (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 4 to ISS: Indiana State Science Education Consortium (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 12 to ISS: Indianapolis (profile, flight experiment)
12. Kansas Space Grant Consortium, Kansas State University
Supported SSEP Communities: 3
Mission 3 to ISS: Valley Center (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 8 to ISS: Kansas City (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 10 to ISS: Lansing (profile, flight experiment)
13. NASA Kentucky Space Grant Consortium, University of Kentucky
Supported SSEP Communities: 2
SSEP on STS-134: Jefferson County (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 5 to ISS: Jefferson County (profile, flight experiment)
14. Louisiana Space Grant Consortium, Louisiana State University
Supported SSEP Communities: 2
SSEP on STS-134: Zachary (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 6 to ISS: Plaquemine (profile, flight experiment)
15. Maryland Space Grant Consortium, Johns Hopkins University
Supported SSEP Communities: 17 (click to explore)
STS-134: Saint Mary’s County (profile, flight experiment)
STS-135: Charles County (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 1 to ISS: Charles County (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 3 to ISS: Howard County (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 5 to ISS: Howard County (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 8 to ISS: Montgomery County (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 8 to ISS: Prince George’s County (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 9 to ISS: Potomac (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 10 to ISS: University System of Maryland (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 11 to ISS: University System of Maryland (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 12 to ISS: University System of Maryland (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 13 to ISS: Anne Arundel County (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 13 to ISS: Montgomery County (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 13 to ISS: University System of Maryland (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 14 to ISS: Anne Arundel County (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 14 to ISS: University System of Maryland (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 16 to ISS: University System of Maryland (profile, flight experiment)
16. Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Supported SSEP Communities: 10 (click to explore)
SSEP on STS-135: Fitchburg (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 1 to ISS: Fitchburg (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 2 to ISS: Fitchburg (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 3 to ISS: Fitchburg (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 5 to ISS: Fitchburg (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 7 to ISS: Fitchburg (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 9 to ISS: Fitchburg (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 11 to ISS: Fitchburg (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 13 to ISS: Fitchburg (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 14 to ISS: Westford (profile, flight experiment)
17. Michigan Space Grant Consortium, University of Michigan
Supported SSEP Communities: 3
Mission 13 to ISS: Traverse City (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 14 to ISS: Harper Woods (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 16 to ISS: Grand Blanc (profile, flight experiment)
18. Mississippi Space Grant Consortium, University of Mississippi
Supported SSEP Communities: 1
Mission 5 to ISS: Brookhaven (profile, flight experiment)
19. North Carolina Space Grant, North Carolina State University
Supported SSEP Communities: 5 (click to explore)
SSEP on STS-134: Guilford County (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 2 to ISS: Guilford County (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 3 to ISS: Guilford County (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 5 to ISS: Guilford County (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 11 to ISS: Concord (profile, flight experiment)
20. NASA Nebraska Space Grant Consortium, University of Nebraska Omaha
Supported SSEP Communities: 7 (click to explore)
SSEP on STS-134: Omaha – Harry A. Burke High School (profile, flight experiment)
SSEP on STS-134: Omaha – Omaha North High Magnet School (profile, flight experiment)
SSEP on STS-135: Potter and Dix (profile, flight experiment)
SSEP on STS-135: Lincoln (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 1 to ISS: Pleasanton and Norris (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 3 to ISS: Pleasanton and Callaway (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 7 to ISS: Johnson County (profile, flight experiment)
21. New Jersey Space Grant Consortium, Rutgers University
Supported SSEP Communities: 2
Mission 2 to ISS: Pennsauken (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 13 to ISS: Galloway – Stockton University (profile, flight experiment)
22. New Mexico Space Grant Consortium, New Mexico State University
Supported SSEP Communities: 2
SSEP on STS-134: Central Consolidated School District (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 12 to ISS: Belen (profile, flight experiment)
23. Nevada NASA Space Grant Consortium, Nevada System of Higher Education
Supported SSEP Communities: 1
Mission 10 to ISS: Clark County (profile, flight experiment)
24. NASA New York Space Grant Consortium, Cornell University
Supported SSEP Communities: 11 (click to explore)
Mission 3 to ISS: New York City – NEST+m (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 4 to ISS: New York City – Children First Network 201 (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 5 to ISS: New York City – NEST+m (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 6 to ISS: Flushing (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 8 to ISS: New York City – NEST+m (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 9 to ISS: Buffalo/Niagara – WNY STEM (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 12 to ISS: Buffalo/Niagara – WNY STEM (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 13 to ISS: Jefferson County (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 13 to ISS: Buffalo/Niagara – WNY STEM (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 14 to ISS: Buffalo/Niagara – WNY STEM (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 14 to ISS: Shoreham (profile, flight experiment)
25. North Dakota Space Grant Consortium, University of North Dakota
Supported SSEP Communities: 2
Mission 7 to ISS: West Fargo (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 13 to ISS: Hunter (profile, flight experiment)
26. Oregon NASA Space Grant Consortium, Oregon State University
Supported SSEP Communities: 3
SSEP on STS-134: Portland (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 3 to ISS: Salem (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 9 to ISS: Eugene (profile, flight experiment)
27. NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium, Pennsylvania State University
Supported SSEP Communities: 4
Mission 4 to ISS: Downingtown (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 4 to ISS: Jamestown (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 7 to ISS: Erie (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 13 to ISS: Pittsburgh – University of Pittsburgh (profile, flight experiment)
28. South Carolina Space Grant Consortium, College of Charleston
Supported SSEP Communities: 1
Mission 6 to ISS: North Charleston (profile, flight experiment)
29. Tennessee Space Grant Consortium, Vanderbilt University
Supported SSEP Communities: 3
Mission 6 to ISS: Knox County (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 6 to ISS: Somerville (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 12 to ISS: Knox County (profile, flight experiment)
30. Texas Space Grant Consortium, University of Texas at Austin
Supported SSEP Communities: 20 (click to explore)
SSEP on STS-134: El Paso (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 1 to ISS: El Paso (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 2 to ISS: Houston (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 6 to ISS: Rockwall County (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 6 to ISS: San Antonio – Northside ISD (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 9 to ISS: Bullard (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 9 to ISS: Burleson (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 9 to ISS: Houston (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 9 to ISS: McAllen (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 10 to ISS: Houston – Harmony Public Schools (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 10 to ISS: San Antonio – Southside ISD (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 11 to ISS: Lewisville (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 11 to ISS: Pharr (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 12 to ISS: Brazosport (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 12 to ISS: Ector County (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 12 to ISS: Fort Bend (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 13 to ISS: Ector County (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 13 to ISS: Marfa (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 14 to ISS: Lumberton (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 16 to ISS: Ector County (profile, flight experiment)
31. Virginia Space Grant Consortium, Old Dominion University
Supported SSEP Communities: 2
Mission 2 to ISS: Russell County (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 3 to ISS: Wise County (profile, flight experiment)
32. Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium, University of Washington
Supported SSEP Communities: 2
SSEP on STS-134: Seattle (profile, flight experiment)
Mission 16 to ISS: Bellingham (profile, flight experiment)
33. NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium, West Virginia University
Supported SSEP Communities: 1
Mission 13 to ISS: Raleigh County (profile, flight experiment)
34. Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium, Carthage College
Supported SSEP Communities: 1
Mission 14 to ISS: Hayward (profile, flight experiment)