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SSEP Mission 1 to ISS
Experiment Design Competition and Selection of Flight Experiments: Fall 2011
Flight to ISS: launched May 22, 2012, on SpaceX Demonstration Flight (SpaceX-D1: Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon Spacecraft); returned to Earth July 1, 2012, on Soyuz 29S.
Last revised: February 6, 2018
Mission 1 Media Articles: 31
National and International Coverage
General Coverage for Mission 1 to ISS
SpaceX’s Dragon capsule docks with international space station
Washington Post, May 25, 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/spacexs-dragon-capsule-docks-with-international-space-station/2012/05/25/gJQAmFrwqU_story.html
SpaceX Launches With 15 Dreams Onboard
Forbes, May 22, 2012
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tjmccue/2012/05/22/spacex-launches-with-15-dreams-onboard/
EXCELLENT ARTICLE: SSEP Student Scientists at the SpaceX Dragon Launch
About.com Chemistry, May 19, 2012
http://chemistry.about.com/b/2012/05/19/ssep-student-scientists-at-the-spacex-dragon-launch.htm
Student Experiments to Fly Aboard Dragon Spacecraft
Parabolic Arc, May 18, 2012
http://www.parabolicarc.com/2012/05/18/student-experiments-to-fly-aboard-dragon-spacecraft/
SpaceX to launch to the ISS Saturday
WRAL.com, Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville, May 17, 2012
http://www.wral.com/weather/blogpost/11114507/
Testing Private Ship to the Space Station, and Wine, Too
New York Times, May 17, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/science/space/spacex-is-set-to-send-its-rocket-to-the-space-station.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
Space Spiders and Wine: Weird Science Launching on Private Space Capsule
SPACE.com, May 17, 2012
http://www.space.com/15726-weird-science-spacex-capsule-launch.html
SpaceX mission to include student experiments, emblems
Work will be among first payloads delivered to space station by private craft
SPACE.com on MSNBC.com, May 16, 2012
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47453877/ns/technology_and_science-space/#.T714bO3lP0M
THE WHITE HOUSE: Background on the Exhibits, Students and Competitions at the White House Science Fair
WWW.WHITEHOUSE.GOV, District of Columbia, February 6, 2012
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/02/06/background-exhibits-students-and-competitions-white-house-science-fair
Local and Regional Coverage
West Hills and San Marino, California
San Marino students’ chat with astronauts is out of this world
Pasadena Sun, California, November 15, 2012
http://articles.pasadenasun.com/2012-11-15/the626now/35138635_1_international-space-station-astronauts-leland-melvin
San Marino Students to Participate in Live Video Conference with Astronauts Aboard the International Space Station
San Marino Tribune, California, November 14, 2012
http://sanmarinotribune.com/2012/11/14/san-marino-students-participate-live-video-conference-astronauts-aboard-international-space-station/
SMHS Student Presents Experiment to NASA
San Marino Patch, California, May 29, 2012
http://sanmarino.patch.com/groups/schools/p/nasa-international-space-station-student-spaceflight-1bcbf716af
VIDEO: SpaceX Carries SoCal Students’ Experiments
KNBC-TV, May 25, 2012
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/#!/news/top-stories/video-override/SpaceX-Carries-SoCal-Students-Experiments/154279965
VIDEO: SoCal Students Send Experiments to Space Aboard First Private Spacecraft
Experiments testing fermentation and fungi are aboard SpaceX’s Dragon capsule
NBC 4, California, May 25, 2012
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Chaminade-College-Preparatory-School-Space-X-Dragon-History-Space-Science-Experiment-Student-Spaceflight-Experiments-Program-San-Marino-High-School-154295165.html
VIDEO: SpaceX Dragon capsule reaches space station; Soon to be unloaded
KABC-TV LOS ANGELES, CA, May 25, 2012
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/national_world&id=8676476
VIDEO: Chaminade students have science experiment aboard SpaceX flight
Los Angeles Daily News, May 23, 2012
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_20695316/chaminade-students-have-science-experiment-aboard-spacex-flight
Hartford, Connecticut
Enter The ‘Dragon’: Hartford Science Experiment Aboard First Commercial Flight To Space Station
Hartford Courant, May 22, 2012
http://www.courant.com/community/hartford/hc-hartford-spacex-experiment-0523-20120522,0,6756919.story
Hartford Experiment To Fly On ‘Dragon,’ First Commercial Flight To International Space Station
Hartford Courant, February 12, 2012
http://courant.com/community/hartford/hc-hartford-space-experiment-0216-20120215,0,6522372.story
Washington, DC – Capitol Hill Cluster of Schools
DC Middle-School Students’ Work Launched Into Space
Washingtonian, May 25, 2012
http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/local-news/dc-middle-school-students-work-launched-into-space.php#more
Lake County, Indiana
Avicenna experiments set for Space Station
Post-Tribune, May 17, 2012
http://posttrib.suntimes.com/news/neighbors/12589038-418/avicenna-experiments-set-for-space-station.html
Into Space and Beyond
Crown Point Community.com, NWI Times, May 7, 2012
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/crown-point/into-space-and-beyond/article_1076190a-610a-5d5d-bdb1-cc1e73bbffc9.html
Area students eye second space mission
Crown Point Community.com, NWI Times, January 6, 2012
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/crown-point/area-students-eye-second-space-mission/article_e33b05c1-a033-5388-a69b-f8ceb0a4fc08.html
Charles County, Maryland
Experiment created by Lackey student to be tested in space
SoMdNews, Maryland, April 25, 2012
http://www.somdnews.com/article/20120425/NEWS/704259259/1043/experiment-created-by-lackey-student-to-be-tested-in-space&template=southernMaryland
SpaceX rocket carries Maryland science project into space
The Baltimore Sun, May 25, 2012
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/weather/weather-blog/bs-md-space-capsule-carries-student-project-20120523,0,462748.story
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Monty Tech experiment headed for space
News Telegram, March 9, 2012
http://www.telegram.com/article/20120309/NEWS/103099658/1246
Pleasanton-Norris, Nebraska
Norris students’ experiment to be sent to space
ABC Channel 8, February 9, 2012
http://www.klkntv.com/story/16903781/norris-students-experiement-will-be-sent-to-space
Houston, Texas
VIDEO: HISD student experiments onboard delayed rocket
ABC 13, May 19, 2012
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/video?id=8668732
VIDEO: Space X launch scheduled for Saturday morning
ABC 13, May 18, 2012
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/video?id=8667600
Students set sights high for their experiments destined for the space station
Chron.com, May 6, 2012
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Students-set-sights-high-for-their-experiments-3538602.php
Space station to get Johnston, Parker students’ projects
Ultimate Bellaire, April 30, 2012
http://ultimatebellaire.com/stories/359085-schools-space-station-to-get-johnston-parker-students-146-projects
HISD Student Experiments Make History on SpaceX Dragon
Village News, April 24, 2012
http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/launch.aspx?referral=other&pnum=&refresh=g04H16FqDs71&EID=9c1c43ed-e037-4bd9-afe9-c7c1015d7fd9&skip=true