FAQ

We have set up two separate types of FAQs for SSEP which are updated as questions are received by the SSEP Team—


1. SSEP Program FAQ

This FAQ relates to the overall Student Spaceflight Experiments Program, e.g., questions on program pedagogy, the Flight Experiment Design Competition, the Community Program, program customization to community need, program implementation, program cost, and how to participate. These are topics that are addressed in general terms on the About SSEP page and the How to Participate page.

Jump to: SSEP Program FAQ


2. SSEP Flight Experiment FAQs

The Flight Experiment FAQ relates to all aspects of flight experiment design, e.g., questions on how to think about the experiment opportunity, the science that can be done in microgravity, the operation of the mini-laboratory to be used, constraints on experiment design such as the allowed fluids and solids that can be used in an experiment, and the milestones and due dates associated with the flight experiments. These topics are generally addressed on the Designing the Flight Experiment page, and the Mini-Laboratory Operation and Critical Timeline pages for your flight opportunity.

Jump to: SSEP Mission 2 to ISS: Flight Experiment FAQ

Jump to: SSEP Mission 1 to ISS: Flight Experiment FAQ

Jump to: STS-135 Flight Experiment FAQ

Jump to: STS-134 Flight Experiment FAQ


To submit a question to the SSEP Team, use the
Contact Us page, or send an email
to ssep@ncesse.org

The Student Space Flight Experiments Program [or SSEP] is undertaken by the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE), a project of the 501(c)(3) Tides Center, in partnership with NanoRacks, LLC. This on-orbit educational research opportunity is enabled through NanoRacks, LLC, which is working in partnership with NASA under a Space Act Agreement as part of the utilization of the International Space Station as a National Laboratory.