In The News – SSEP Mission 11 to ISS


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SSEP Mission 11 to ISS

Experiment Design Competition and Selection of Flight Experiments: Fall 2016
Flight to ISS: projected launch Spring/Summer 2017, on Space-X-12 (Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft); return to Earth at launch+1 month, on SpaceX-12 (see Flight Profile page)

 

Last revised: January 16, 2019
Mission 11 Media Articles: 58

 

Local and Regional Coverage

Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

A Journey Into Space
Microsoft Education, British Columbia, Canada, October 13, 2017
https://www.msfteducation.ca/teacher-stories/a-journey-into-space

VIDEO: SFU Helps High School Experiment Go to Space
SFU News, British Columbia, Canada, January 9, 2017
https://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2017/sfu-helps-high-school-experiment-go-to-space.html

PoCo Students’ Research Blasting Off to International Space Station
CBC News – British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada, December 21, 2016
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/international-space-station-1.3908149

Port Coquitlam Students’ Experiment Off to Space
Tri-City News, British Columbia, Canada, December 21, 2106
http://www.tricitynews.com/news/port-coquitlam-students-experiment-off-to-space-1.5172661

Coquitlam Students Design Experiment for International Space Station
Vancouver Metro News, British Columbia, Canada, December 20, 2016
http://www.metronews.ca/news/vancouver/2016/12/20/coquitlam-students-design-experiment-for-space-station.html

Finalists Named in Space Experiment Contest
Tri-City News, British Columbia, Canada, November 17, 2016
http://www.tricitynews.com/news/finalists-named-in-space-experiment-contest-1.2884911

Space Race for Tri-City Students
Tri-City News, British Columbia, September 23, 2016
http://www.tricitynews.com/news/space-race-for-tri-city-students-1.2350388

 

Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada

SSEP: Dare to Dream Big Things
Proceedings of Manitoba’s Undergraduate Science and Engineering Research, Manitoba, Canada, 2018
http://ojs.lib.umanitoba.ca/index.php/pmuser/article/view/691/724

VIDEO: Manitoba Students’ Experiment Goes to Space
CTV News, Manitoba, Canada, September 12, 2018
https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1486703

Out-of-this-world Experiment (page 4)
Stonewall Teulon Tribune, Stonewall, Manitoba, May 24, 2018
http://stonewallteulontribune.ca/split_document.aspx?doc=StonewallTribune052418.pdf

A Growing Curiosity for Student Spaceflight Program (page 15)
Stonewall Teulon Tribune, Stonewall, Manitoba, March 29, 2018
http://www.stonewallteulontribune.ca/split_document.aspx?doc=StonewallTribune032918.pdf

Stonewall Students’ Experiment Set to Soar (page 10)
Stonewall Teulon Tribune, Stonewall, Manitoba, December 22, 2016
http://stonewallteulontribune.ca/split_document.aspx?doc=StonewallTribune122216.pdf

 

iLEAD Consortium, California

Space Rockets & Kazoos
Blog Post, California, August 15, 2017
https://medium.com/@davetrejo/space-rockets-kazoos-1c67ea537043

iLEAD Students Send Experiment to Space
SCVNews.com, California, February 9, 2017
http://scvnews.com/2017/02/09/ilead-students-send-experiment-to-space/

 

Santa Monica, California

VIDEO: Astronauts on ISS Chat with Santa Monica Students
KABC – 7, California, October 30, 2017
http://abc7.com/education/astronauts-on-iss-chat-with-santa-monica-students/2584610/

Santa Monica Students to Communicate with Space Station Monday
Santa Monica Lookout, California, October 27, 2017
http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2017/October-2017/10_27_2017_Santa_Monica_Students_to_Communicate_with_Space_Station_Monday.html

 

Vista, California

Middle Schoolers Over the Moon about Space Worms
The San Diego Union-Tribune, California, January 26, 2017
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/sd-no-space-worms-20170126-story.html

 

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Bridgeport High School Sending Experiment to International Space Station
CT Post, Connecticut, August 9, 2017
http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Fairchild-experiment-heads-to-space-11742774.php

Fairchild Wheeler Students Sending Experiment to Space
CT Post, Connecticut, December 23, 2016
http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Fairchild-Wheeler-students-sending-experiment-to-10815782.php

 

East Hartford, Connecticut

Middle School Students Take Learning Out of this World
CTSpaceGrant.org, Connecticut, February 24, 2017
http://ctspacegrant.org/3806/middle-school-students-take-learning-out-of-this-world

 

Hillsborough County, Florida

Walden Lake Elementary Student’s Patch Design is Out of this World
HCPS newsdesk, Florida, August 31, 2017
http://sdhc.k12.fl.us/newsdesk/article/629/walden-lake-elementary-students-patch-design-is-out-of-this-world

 

University System of Maryland, Maryland

UMD Researchers will Study Cosmic Rays with an International Space Station Device
The Diamondback, Maryland, August 31, 2017
http://www.dbknews.com/2017/09/01/international-space-station-cosmic-ray-experiment/

Biofilm Project Among UMD Scientific Experiments Sent to International Space Station
University of Maryland News, Maryland, August 14, 2017
http://www.bioe.umd.edu/news/news_story.php?id=10749

 

Galloway, New Jersey – Stockton University

Stockton Experiment Returns from Space
Stockton University online, New Jersey, October 11, 2017
https://stockton.edu/news/2017/mission-11-experiment-returns-to-earth-news.html

Stockton Student Experiment Returns from Space
The Press of Atlantic City, New Jersey, October 10, 2017
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/education/stockton-student-experiment-returns-from-space/article_d120bd84-0324-58bd-ba82-992c799bf8f7.html

VIDEO: Stockton University Launches Experiment on NASA Rocket
WPUR FM, New Jersey, August 15, 2017
http://catcountry1073.com/stockton-university-launches-experiment-on-nasa-rocket-video/

Stockton Student Spaceflight Experiment at Space Station
Shore News Today, New Jersey, August 14, 2017
http://www.shorenewstoday.com/galloway_township/news/stockton-student-spaceflight-experiment-at-space-station/article_39167c34-5c6d-5127-b649-9afe3ede10e8.html

Out of this World Experience
Stockton University E-zine, New Jersey, August 2017
https://stockton.edu/stocktonnow/summer2017/out-of-this-world.html

VIDEO: NASA Helps Stockton Students’ Experiment Blast Off into Space
SNJ Today, New Jersey, August 14, 2017
http://www.snjtoday.com/story/36132167/nasa-helps-stockton-students-experiment-blast-off-into-space

VIDEO: Rocket to Launch South Jersey Experiments to Space Station
Courier-Post, New Jersey, August 11, 2017
http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/2017/08/11/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-south-jersey-experiments-crs-12-stockton/559497001/

Space Spores: Stockton Students’ Experiment Heading to Space Station
The Press of Atlantic City, New Jersey, January 30, 2017
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/education/space-spores-stockton-students-experiment-heading-to-space-station/article_1fa3ec35-321e-5e77-8450-6af887c951df.html

Space is the Final Frontier for These Stockton University Students
Ocean City Patch, New Jersey, December 25, 2016
http://patch.com/new-jersey/oceancity/space-final-frontier-these-stockton-university-students

Stockton University Students to Design Experiments for Spaceflight in Mission 11
Stockton University Website, New Jersey, September 15, 2016
https://stockton.edu/news/space-mission11-2016-news.html

South Jersey University Students’ Research Bound for Space
Philadelphia Business Journal, Pennsylvania, September 15, 2016
http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2016/09/15/stockton-university-acnj-ncesse-spacex-dragon-nasa.html

 

Springfield, New Jersey

SSEP Exposition Night Highlights Effort Behind Second Time Springfield Chosen for a Spaceflight Mission
TapintoSpringfield, New Jersey, June 6, 2017
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/springfield/articles/ssep-exposition-night-highlights-effort-behind-s

Springfield Science Experiment will be Launched to the International Space Station
Springfield Patch, New Jersey, October 17, 2016
http://patch.com/new-jersey/springfield/springfield-science-experiment-will-be-launched-international-space-station

 

Waterford, New Jersey

Three ELaNa CubeSats Delivered to Space Station
Southgate Amateur Radio News, August 17, 2017
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2017/august/three-elana-cubesats-delivered-to-space-station.htm#.WamG04WAD6g

VIDEO: Waterford School Experiment to Rocket into Space
Courier-Post, New Jersey, July 18, 2017
http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/2017/07/18/waterford-school-experiment-rocket-into-spacex/472076001/

 

Rochester, New York

VIDEO: 3 East High Students Celebrated for Work on SpaceX Rocket
Spectrum News – Rochester, New York, August 15, 2017
http://www.twcnews.com/nys/rochester/news/2017/08/15/3-east-high-students-celebrated-space-x-rocket-rochester.html

VIDEO: East High School Students Watch Their Project Launch into Space
WROC Channel 8, New York, August 14, 2017
http://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/east-high-school-students-watch-their-project-launch-into-space/788976808

VIDEO: East HS Experiment Traveling on SpaceX Rocket to ISS
WHAM Channel 13, New York, August 14, 2017
http://13wham.com/news/local/east-hs-experiment-traveling-on-spacex-rocket-to-iss

VIDEO: East High Students’ Experiment Taken to International Space Station
WHEC Channel 10, New York, August 14, 2017
http://www.whec.com/news/east-high-students-experiment-international-space-station/4573807/?cat=565

AUDIO: East High Student Experiment Blasts Off into Space
WXXI News, New York, August 14, 2017
http://wxxinews.org/post/east-high-student-experiment-blasts-space

VIDEO: East High Students Put Science Project into Orbit
Democrat & Chronicle, New York, August 14, 2017
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2017/08/14/east-high-ssep-nasa-spacex/565665001/

VIDEO: East High Students to Send Project into Space Monday
WHEC Channel 10, New York, August 13, 2017
http://www.whec.com/news/east-high-students-project-space-x/4573045/

VIDEO: Student Scientists Devise Experiment That Will Really Take Off
PBS NewsHour, New York, March 6, 2017
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/student-scientists-devise-experiment-will-really-take-off/

Rochester School To Send Experiment to International Space Station
InnovationTrail.com, New York, February 3, 2017
http://innovationtrail.org/post/rochester-school-send-experiment-international-space-station

VIDEO: East HS Students Launch Science Project on ISS
WHAM Channel 13, New York, January 20, 2017
http://13wham.com/news/local/east-hs-students-launch-science-project-on-iss

VIDEO: East High Trio’s Experiment Heading to NASA
WXXI News, New York, January 17, 2017
http://wxxinews.org/post/watch-east-high-trios-experiment-heading-nasa

VIDEO: East High Students Selected to be Part of NASA Mission
Time Warner Cable News – Rochester, New York, January 4, 2017
http://www.twcnews.com/nys/rochester/top-stories/2017/01/4/east-high-students-selected-to-be-part-of-nasa-mission.html

VIDEO: East High Students Submit Experiment to NASA
WROC-TV, New York, January 4, 2017
http://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/east-high-students-submit-experiment-to-nasa/636023812

 

Concord, North Carolina

Students Work with NASA on Experiment
Independent Tribune, North Carolina, January 4, 2017
http://www.independenttribune.com/news/students-worth-with-nasa-on-experiment/article_92af1356-d294-11e6-bb57-a3d764d6d389.html

 

Knox County, Tennessee

VIDEO: Vine Middle School Students Experiment Launching into Space at Kennedy Space Center
WATE.com, Tennessee, August 13, 2017
http://wate.com/2017/08/13/vine-middle-school-students-experiment-launching-into-space-at-kennedy-space-center/

VIDEO: Knoxville Middle School Students Win NASA Science Competition
WATE.com, Tennessee, February 13, 2017
http://wate.com/2017/02/13/knoxville-middle-school-students-win-nasa-science-competition/

 

Burleson, Texas

Burleson ISD Students Honored by School Board
Burleson Star, Texas, December 16, 2016
http://www.burlesonstar.net/news/burleson-isd-students-honored-school-board

 

Pharr, Texas

VIDEO: Science Experiment by Valley Students Selected for the International Space Station
RGVProud.com, Texas, February 1, 2017
http://www.rgvproud.com/news/local-news/science-experiment-by-valley-students-selected-for-the-international-space-station/648414596

PSJA ISD Team Experiment Selected to Fly to the International Space Center Onboard SSEP Mission 11
Valley Town Crier, Texas, January 31, 2017
http://www.yourvalleyvoice.com/news/20170131/psja-isd-teamexperiment-selected-to-fly-to-international-space-centeronboardssep-mission-11

 

San Antonio, Texas

Southside High School Students get a Package – from Space
San Antonio Express-News, Texas, October 9, 2017
http://www.expressnews.com/news/education/article/Southside-High-School-students-get-a-package-12265062.php

The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) is a program of the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE) in the U.S., and the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Space Education internationally. It is enabled through a strategic partnership with DreamUp PBC and NanoRacks LLC, which are working with NASA under a Space Act Agreement as part of the utilization of the International Space Station as a National Laboratory. SSEP is the first pre-college STEM education program that is both a U.S. national initiative and implemented as an on-orbit commercial space venture.