Partners
The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE) has a nearly 20-year heritage of creating and overseeing national programs addressing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, with a focus on earth and space. Programs are designed to provide an authentic window on science as a human endeavor, and to inspire … then educate.
A central objective of the Center’s programs is to help continue America’s legacy as a leader on the frontiers of science and technology well into the 21st century by helping to ensure a scientifically literate public and a next generation of scientists and engineers—both of which are of national importance in an age of high technology. NCESSE is a project of Tides Center, a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to social change.
American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. (AAAI) is a management consulting, strategic marketing, and technical services firm serving the space, unmanned systems and applied technology communities. AAAI brings together an exceptional network of advisors, clients and partners, shaping opportunity with strategy to create effective solutions to today’s greatest challenges.
Contractors
Instrumentation Technology Associates, Inc. (ITA) is a veteran owned small business located outside of Philadelphia, PA. Founded in 1982, ITA is one of the original pioneering commercial space companies with a track record of twenty-two space flights including thirteen Space Shuttle missions and flights to the International Space Station (ISS) and the Russian Mir Space Station. ITA has developed highly specialized flight hardware—automated mini-laboratories—for users wishing to conduct experiments in the microgravity environment of space via a turnkey operation. The hardware can support experiments in: fluid sciences, industrial processes, inorganic crystals, protein crystals, thin film membranes, and essentially any process that involves bringing together two or three fluid or solid samples in space. ITA also initiated and funded its own hands-on student space outreach experiment program which flew more than 58 schools and touched the lives of more than 3600 students.
NanoRacks, LLC was started with the goal of providing affordable access to the ISS for small experiments. Through a Space Act Agreement signed with NASA in September 2009, NanoRacks gained access to the International Space station (ISS) and launch vehicles available to NASA for servicing and supplying the ISS. NanoRacks has assembled a core team of experts to provide seamless support for any customer’s payload design and development needs.
