The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE) will oversee the Student Space Flight Experiments Program (SSEP), and work with the participating communities to coordinate all activities associated with the Flight Experiment Design Competition and the Community Program. NCESSE is responsible for the creation, update, and delivery of all program resources, and will serve as the formal liaison to all participating communities and to NanoRacks.
Nanoracks, LLC, 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. NanoRacks is providing both research and education customers the ability to fly experimental payloads using standardized, flight certified mini-laboratories. NanoRacks is the formal liaison to NASA, and is responsible for providing all launch services.
NCESSE is partnering with Nanoracks through formal Agreement to fully implement the SSEP.
