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SSEP Mission 3 to ISS
Experiment Design Competition and Selection of Flight Experiments: Fall 2012
Flight to ISS: Mission 3a (5 of 17 experiments): launched September 18, 2013, on Orbital Sciences Demonstration 1 (Orb-D1; Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft), returned to Earth November 10, 2013, on Soyuz 35S; Mission 3b (12 of 17 experiments): launched January 9, 2014, on Orbital Sciences 1 (Orb-1; Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft), returned to Earth March 10, 2014, on Soyuz 36S.
Last revised: February 6, 2018
Mission 3 Media Articles: 62
National and International Coverage
Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada
Prime Minister’s Award for Teacher Excellence
Canadian Prime Minister’s webpage, Canada, November 20, 2013
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/pmate-ppmee.nsf/eng/wz02049.html
Space Jam – Dare to Think Mighty Dreams
Canadian Prime Minister’s webpage, Canada, 2013
http://www.pma.gc.ca/eic/site/pmate-ppmee.nsf/eng/wz02110.html
STUDENTS IN SPACE
Canadian Skies, October 29, 2013
http://skiesmag.com/news/article/20122#.Uw23ZSjn1sQ
Local and Regional Coverage
Teachers in Space (TiS) Program, Space Frontier Foundation
Thumb’s Up, Thumbs Down: Judging Brevard’s Winners, Losers in the News
Florida Today, Florida, March 11, 2014
http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2014303120006
Thumb’s Up; Thumbs Down: Brevard’s Winners, Losers in the News
Florida Today, Florida, January 15, 2014
http://archive.floridatoday.com/article/20140115/OPINION/301150004
VIDEO: Astronauts ‘Impressed’ With Cygnus Delivery: Spacecraft Carts Supplies, Local Experiment to ISS
Florida Today, Florida, January 13, 2014
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20140113/SPACE/301130007/Astronauts-impressed-with-Cygnus-delivery
SSEP International Space Station Experiment Contest Winner
tis.spacefrontier.org, National, December 29, 2012
http://tis.spacefrontier.org/tis-newsletter-2012-4/
Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada
VIDEO: Manitoba Students Unveil Results of Their Space Experiment
CBS News, Manitoba, Canada, October 16, 2014
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-students-unveil-results-of-their-space-experiment-1.2801964
Interlake Space Cadets Get Rewarded
Winnipeg Sun, Manitoba, Canada, June 21, 2014
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/06/21/interlake-space-cadets-get-rewarded
Royal Family to Visit Manitoba Interlake Students
CBS News, Manitoba, Canada, May 13, 2014
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/royal-family-to-visit-manitoba-interlake-students-1.2641515
Local Students Will Get to Rub Shoulders with Royal Couple
Interlake Today.ca, Manitoba, Canada, May 9, 2014
http://www.interlaketoday.ca/2014/05/08/local-students-will-get-to-rub-shoulders-with-royal-couple
VIDEO: Manitoba School Experiment Goes Orbital
Global National News, Manitoba, Canada, March 19, 2014
http://globalnews.ca/video/1219064/manitoba-school-experiment-goes-orbital
Manitoba Students’ Cancer Experiment Lands Back on Earth
CBC News, Manitoba, Canada, March 17, 2014
http://news.ca.msn.com/local/manitoba/manitoba-students-cancer-experiment-lands-back-on-earth
VIDEO: Kids’ Space Experiment Lands Back in Winnipeg
CTV Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Canada, March 17, 2014
http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=308847&playlistId=1.1733722&binId=1.1164782
VIDEO: Manitoba Students’ Cancer Experiment Lands Back on Earth
CBC News Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Canada, March 17, 2014
http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/Manitoba/ID/2442423408/
Winnipeg School Experiment Goes Out of This World
Global Winnipeg & National News, Winnipeg Canada, March 17, 2014
http://globalnews.ca/news/1213274/winnipeg-school-experiment-goes-out-of-this-world/
VIDEO: Manitoba Students’ Cancer Experiment Launched into Space
CTV Canada AM, Winnipeg, Canada, January 15, 2014
http://canadaam.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=275119&playlistId=1.1641888&binId=1.815911&playlistPageNum=1
Woodlands Teacher Wins Prime Minister’s Award
Portage Daily Graphic.com, Manitoba, Canada, December 5, 2013
http://www.portagedailygraphic.com/2013/12/05/woodlands-teacher-wins-prime-ministers-award
Public Release Video from Interlake School Division (December 2013; see post)
Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence – 2013 Recipients List
November 20, 2013
http://www.pma-ppm.gc.ca/eic/site/pmate-ppmee.nsf/eng/wz02086.html
VIDEO: Sending experiments to space
A group of students in Woodlands, Manitoba, could be the first to send experiments into space.
CBC- Radio, Canada, November 20, 2012
http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/TV+Shows/The+National/Canada/ID/2307518259/
VIDEO: Canadian Class Project to Travel to Space
CBC News – The National, Winnipeg, Canada, November 10, 2013
http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/TV+Shows/The+National/Technology+%26+Science/ID/2417258013/
VIDEO: Students’ Science Experiment Going to Space
CTV News Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Canada, November 8, 2013
http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1040482&playlistId=1.1534988&binId=1.1164782&playlistPageNum=1
VIDEO: Interlake Students’ Cancer Experiment Blasts into Outer Space
CBC News: Winnipeg at 6:00, Winnipeg, Canada, November 8, 2013
http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/Manitoba/ID/2416840931/
VIDEO: Kids Get Hands-on Experience with Potential Experiments for the International Space Station
CTV News Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Canada, March 1, 2013
http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/kids-get-hands-on-experience-with-potential-experiments-for-the-international-space-station-1.1178230
VIDEO: CBC TV News at 6:00 pm [20:20 mark]
CBC News, Winnipeg, Canada, November 15, 2012
http://www.cbc.ca/player/player/News/Canada/Manitoba/ID/2305168053/
Maggots – and cheese strings and chicken bones – in space
Winnipeg Free Press, Canada, October 27, 2012
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/maggots-and-cheese-strings-and-chicken-bones-in-space-176075121.html
Interlake students reach for the stars
Interlake Today, Canada, October 5, 2012
http://www.interlaketoday.ca/2012/10/04/interlake-students-reach-for-the-stars
Acsion Supports Interlake School Division’s Drive to Space…
Pinawa Life, Canada, October 2012
http://login.greatbignews.com/UserFiles/103/AcsionNewsOctober2012.htm
Hilo/Waiakea, Hawai’i
A space odyssey
Tribune Herald, Hawaii, October 31, 2012
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/sections/news/local-news/space-odyssey.html
Valley Center, Kansas
Valley Center Students’ Studies Take Them To Space
kake.com, Kansas, November 15, 2012
http://www.kake.com/schools/headlines/Valley-Center-Students-Studies-Take-Them-To-Space-179588361.html
Valley Center a candidate for Student Spaceflight Experiment Program
The Wichita Eagle, Kansas, September 13, 2012
http://www.kansas.com/2012/09/14/2488375/valley-center-a-candidate-for.html
Valley Center students hope to raise enough money to compete in space education program
The Wichita Eagle, Kansas, September 9, 2012
http://www.kansas.com/2012/09/09/2483165/valley-center-students-hope-to.html
Howard County, Maryland
From Lime Kiln Middle School to the final frontier
Students’ science project headed for space
The Baltimore Sun, Maryland, February 17, 2013
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-02-17/news/bs-md-ho-lime-kiln-space-station-20130123_1_science-project-space-grant-consortium-international-space-station
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Monty Tech heads into space
wickedlocal.com, Massachusetts, April 18, 2012
http://www.wickedlocal.com/harvard/news/x1221867645/Monty-Tech-heads-into-space
Another Monty Tech experiment bound for space
Sentinel and Enterprise, Massachusetts, March 8, 2012
http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/community/ci_20128509/another-monty-tech-experiment-bound-space
Traverse City, Michigan
Traverse City West students’ experiment destined for space
record-eagle.com, Michigan, April 28, 2013
http://record-eagle.com/local/x1169345811/Traverse-City-West-students-experiment-destined-for-space
Traverse City West Senior High School Selected to Participate in Student Spaceflight Experiments Program Mission 3 to International Space Station
tcaps.net, Michigan, September 11, 2012
http://www.tcaps.net/Information/NewsEvents/tabid/72/EntryId/2046/Traverse-City-West-Senior-High-School-Selected-to-Participate-in-Student-Spaceflight-Experiments-Program-Mission-3-to-International-Space-Station.aspx
Pleasanton & Callaway, Nebraska
Student Spaceflight Experiments Program
esu10.org, Nebraska, December 17, 2012
http://www.esu10.org/news-publications/latest-news/2013/student-spaceflight-experiments-program
Pennsauken, New Jersey
PHS Students Participate in Student Spaceflight Experiment Program
All Round Pennsauken, New Jersey, February 2014, page 15
http://www.twp.pennsauken.nj.us/sites/default/files/AAP2-14Web.pdf
Supporting Significant Steps for STEM & Giant Leaps for Student Space Research
Universal Technical Resource Services, Inc. (News – Online), 2014
http://www.utrs.com/supporting-significant-steps-for-stem-research.html
OUT OF THIS WORLD: Pennsauken Students Send Project to International Space Station
DOW Impact Magazine, New Jersey, Summer 2013, page 7
http://www.dow.com/flipbook/delaware/Dow-Impact/
Phifer Middle School News
All Around Pennsauken, New Jersey, January 2013, page 14
http://www.twp.pennsauken.nj.us/sites/default/files/January_Paper_13web.pdf
Guilford County, North Carolina
Students propose science experiment for International Space Station
Triad News 14, North Carolina, September 10, 2013
http://triad.news14.com/content/search/667033/students-propose-science-experiment-for-international-space-station
Guilford County Students Connect With International Space Station
88.5 WFDD, North Carolina, May 2, 2013
http://wfdd.org/post/guilford-county-students-connect-international-space-station
STEM Early College at N.C. A&T Will Test An Experiment In Outer Space
ncat.edu, North Carolina, February 2013
http://www.ncat.edu/news/2013/02/stem-early-college.html
STEM Early College Experiment To Be Tested In Space
ncnewschools.org, North Carolina, 2013
http://ncnewschools.org/schools/schools-in-action/stem-early-college-experiment-to-be-tested-in-space
VIDEO: Local 8th Grade Student Talks to Astronaut
digtriad.com, North Carolina, November 15, 2012
http://host-39.242.54.159.gannett.com/news/local/article/254659/57/Local-8th-Grader-Talks-To-Astronaut-
Willis, Texas
Willis ISD Briefs – Experiment Returned to Earth
The Courier of Montgomery County, Texas, November 20, 2013
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/courier/living/willis-isd-briefs/article_d2a97c39-1fd4-5f60-94c4-8bfa15ecf363.html
Willis ISD experiment takes flight
The Courier of Montgomery County, Texas, September 18, 2013
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/courier/news/willis-isd-experiment-takes-flight/article_3b6878b1-a477-5c05-a9a3-0bf76c95841a.html
Willis fifth-graders’ mission lands them at Space Center
The Courier of Montgomery County, Texas, April 11, 2013
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/courier/news/willis-fifth-graders-mission-lands-them-at-space-center/article_401f3d4a-ba3c-56e9-a6c5-87609f6de0a8.html
Willis Students Honored at State Capital
willisisd.org, Texas, March 2013
http://www.willisisd.org/apps/video/watch.jsp?v=37143
Willis students earn Capitol praise for microgravity space experiment
The Courier of Montgomery County, Texas, February 28, 2013
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/courier/news/willis-students-earn-capitol-praise-for-microgravity-space-experiment/article_ba872b05-4664-5031-a1ca-9ce50ddbf6c4.html
Students design space mission patches
The Courier of Montgomery County, Texas, February 18, 2013
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/courier/news/students-design-space-mission-patches/article_1e5b1249-d5f1-5cfa-8f72-45e740620990.html
Willis students’ project bound for space station in April
The Courier of Montgomery County, Texas, December 19, 2012
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/courier/news/willis-students-project-bound-for-space-station-in-april/article_eb5729ac-b53c-58d1-ba8e-9fc7c37d37f3.html
Willis students get glimpse of future spaceflight, science
The Courier of Montgomery County, Texas, November 15, 2012
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/courier/news/willis-students-get-glimpse-of-future-spaceflight-science/article_00c990cd-b96e-598d-9250-c8271bcc5d0a.html
Students get chance to blast their science experiments to International Space Station
The Courier of Montgomery County, Texas, October 21, 2012
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/courier/news/students-get-chance-to-blast-their-science-experiments-to-international/article_8adc697f-716e-571c-a678-df5843f8cc74.html
WISD launches out-of-this-world initiative
The Courier of Montgomery County, Texas, October 1, 2012
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/courier/news/wisd-launches-out-of-this-world-initiative/article_dac3c084-a05b-5bd6-8de8-5996cea1b7a8.html
VIDEO: Space Experiments
Willis Independent School District, Texas, October 2012
http://www.willisisd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=197131&type=d
Wise, Virginia
HIGHLIGHT: Joint Resolution, Virginia Senate and House of Delegates
Commending Wise County and Norton City Public Schools
February 13, 2014, agreed by the Senate; February 21, 2014, agreed by the House of Delegates
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?141+ful+SJ141ER
Wise students thinking beyond the stars
tricities.com, Virginia, September 29, 2012
http://www.tricities.com/news/article_f14bbbda-c543-51b6-990d-d065e2eb535c.html
Wise County joins Russell County as second Southwest Virginia district to participate in national contest
Wise students to send science experiment to space
tricities.com, Virginia, September 27, 2012
http://www.tricities.com/news/article_a27e01e4-a70c-5f20-9004-f6fcb87c33ef.html