The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) provides an opportunity for student groups from upper elementary school through university to design and fly microgravity experiments in low Earth orbit (LEO).[2] SSEP is a program of the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE, a project of the Tides Center), the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Space Education, and the private space hardware company NanoRacks.[3] SSEP operates under a Space Act Agreement between the sponsoring organizations and NASA, allowing the International Space Station (ISS) to be utilized as a national laboratory.[4]
The program was launched in June 2010, by NCESSE in the U.S. and by the Clarke Institute internationally.[3] As of 2018[update], SSEP has sponsored fourteen missions to LEO – two on board the Space Shuttle, and twelve to the ISS – with a thirteenth mission to the ISS announced in March 2018, and expected to fly in the spring/summer of 2019.[5][6][7]
In the first fourteen SSEP flight opportunities, 86,800 students in grades 5 through 16 (senior undergraduate in the U.S. higher education system) participated in experiment design and proposal writing. Of 18,759 proposals received, a total of 240 experiments were selected for flight, with one from each community participating in each flight opportunity. As of 14 August 2017[update], 206 of these experiments have been successfully launched.[8] The 18 experiments comprising Mission 6 to the ISS were lost when the Cygnus CRS Orb-3 vehicle exploded shortly after launch on 28 October 2014.[9]
The competition to select student projects for flight is designed to resemble a standard research proposal process. Interested groups must submit proposals in response to announced criteria; these proposals are then peer-reviewed against the criteria in a two-stage selection process, with the vast majority of proposals rejected.[17]
Each selected experiment is provided with one mini-laboratory, which is flown on the ISS and then returned to Earth for analysis.[6] Experiments selected for flight have included research into crystal growth, composting, cell division, seed germination, and calcium metabolism.[18][19][20] The cost of each experiment is on the order of US$24,500, which must be raised by the community developing the experiment.[21]
Students have an opportunity to share their research at a national conference sponsored by the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, NCESSE, and the Clarke Institute.[3] Students participating in the program have also been given the chance to participate in a videoconference with space station astronauts.[22]
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^"Key Individuals". ssep.ncesse.org. National Center for Earth and Space Science Education.
^"Student Spaceflight Experiments Program". ncesse.org. National Center for Earth and Space Science Education. 30 October 2012.
^ abcGaskill, Melissa (6 August 2014). "Student Scientists Present Unexpected Results from Space Station Research". Space Station: Research & Technology. NASA.
^"Student Spaceflight Experiments Program – Mission 6 to the International Space Station". spaceref.com. SpaceRef Interactive Inc. 30 October 2013.
^"SSEP in the News". Student Spaceflight Experiments Program Community Network Hubsite. National Center for Earth and Space Science Education.
^ abGoldstein, Jeff (21 April 2014). "New Flight Opportunity for School Districts: Announcing Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 7 to the International Space Station for 2014-15 Academic Year". ncesse.org. National Center for Earth and Space Science Education.
^"New Flight Opportunity for School Districts: Announcing Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 13 to the International Space Station, Starting September 2018". Student Spaceflight Experiments Program. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^"Experiments Selected for Flight". Student Spaceflight Experiments Program Community Network Hubsite. National Center for Earth and Space Science Education.
^Bever, Lindsey (29 October 2014). "Students lost science experiments in Antares explosion". The Washington Post. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
^"The Flight Experiment Design Competition". ncesse.org. National Center for Earth and Space Science Education.
^"Selected Experiments on SSEP Mission 4 to ISS". Student Spaceflight Experiments Program Community Network Hubsite. National Center for Earth and Space Science Education.
^"Selected Experiments on SSEP Mission 5 to ISS". Student Spaceflight Experiments Program Community Network Hubsite. National Center for Earth and Space Science Education.
^"Selected Experiments on SSEP Mission 6 to ISS". Student Spaceflight Experiments Program Community Network Hubsite. National Center for Earth and Space Science Education.
^"SSEP Program costs". ncesse.org. National Center for Earth and Space Science Education.
^Grove, Tim (26 April 2013). "An Out-of-This-World Program". nasm.si.edu. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
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The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program SSEP provides an opportunity for student groups from upper elementary school through university to design and fly microgravity experiments in low Earth orbit LEO 2 SSEP is a program of the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education NCESSE a project of the Tides Center the Arthur C Clarke Institute for Space Education and the private space hardware company NanoRacks 3 SSEP operates under a Space Act Agreement between the sponsoring organizations and NASA allowing the International Space Station ISS to be utilized as a national laboratory 4 Student Spaceflight Experiments ProgramFounder s Jeff Goldstein director NCESSEEstablishedJune 2010MissionSTEM student outreachHeadJeff GoldsteinKey peopleStacy Hamel Senior Flight Operations ManagerJohn Hamel Flight Operations ManagerKirsten Weimer Education Program CoordinatorDrew Roman Technology ManagerHarri Vanhala Science AdvisorTim Livengood Science AdvisorMichael Hulslander Education Advisor 1 Websitehttp ssep ncesse org Contents 1 History 1 1 Key dates 2 Process 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe program was launched in June 2010 by NCESSE in the U S and by the Clarke Institute internationally 3 As of 2018 update SSEP has sponsored fourteen missions to LEO two on board the Space Shuttle and twelve to the ISS with a thirteenth mission to the ISS announced in March 2018 and expected to fly in the spring summer of 2019 5 6 7 In the first fourteen SSEP flight opportunities 86 800 students in grades 5 through 16 senior undergraduate in the U S higher education system participated in experiment design and proposal writing Of 18 759 proposals received a total of 240 experiments were selected for flight with one from each community participating in each flight opportunity As of 14 August 2017 update 206 of these experiments have been successfully launched 8 The 18 experiments comprising Mission 6 to the ISS were lost when the Cygnus CRS Orb 3 vehicle exploded shortly after launch on 28 October 2014 9 Key dates edit Date Event 01 Jun 2010 Program start 16 May 2011 STS 134 launch Endeavour 08 Jul 2011 STS 135 launch Atlantis 22 May 2012 M1 launch SpaceX D1 07 Oct 2012 M2 launch CRS 1 18 Sep 2013 M3a launch Orb D1 09 Jan 2014 M3b M4 launch Orb 1 13 Jul 2014 M5 launch Orb 2 28 Oct 2014 M6 launch Cygnus CRS Orb 3 failure 10 Jan 2015 M6 launch CRS 5 28 Jun 2015 M7 launch CRS 7 failure 08 Apr 2016 M7 launch CRS 8 18 Jul 2016 M8 launch CRS 9 19 Feb 2017 M9 launch CRS 10 03 Jun 2017 M10 launch CRS 11 14 Aug 2017 M11 launch CRS 12 29 Jun 2018 M12 launch CRS 15 25 July 2019 M13 launch CRS 18 10 06 Dec 2020 M14A launch CRS 21 11 03 Jun 2021 M14B M15A launch planned CRS 22 12 13 18 Aug 2021 M14C M15B launch planned CRS 23 14 15 26 Nov 2022 M16 launch CRS 26 16 Process editThe competition to select student projects for flight is designed to resemble a standard research proposal process Interested groups must submit proposals in response to announced criteria these proposals are then peer reviewed against the criteria in a two stage selection process with the vast majority of proposals rejected 17 Each selected experiment is provided with one mini laboratory which is flown on the ISS and then returned to Earth for analysis 6 Experiments selected for flight have included research into crystal growth composting cell division seed germination and calcium metabolism 18 19 20 The cost of each experiment is on the order of US 24 500 which must be raised by the community developing the experiment 21 Students have an opportunity to share their research at a national conference sponsored by the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum NCESSE and the Clarke Institute 3 Students participating in the program have also been given the chance to participate in a videoconference with space station astronauts 22 References edit Key Individuals ssep ncesse org National Center for Earth and Space Science Education Student Spaceflight Experiments 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station iss The Flight Experiment Design Competition ncesse org National Center for Earth and Space Science Education Selected Experiments on SSEP Mission 4 to ISS Student Spaceflight Experiments Program Community Network Hubsite National Center for Earth and Space Science Education Selected Experiments on SSEP Mission 5 to ISS Student Spaceflight Experiments Program Community Network Hubsite National Center for Earth and Space Science Education Selected Experiments on SSEP Mission 6 to ISS Student Spaceflight Experiments Program Community Network Hubsite National Center for Earth and Space Science Education SSEP Program costs ncesse org National Center for Earth and Space Science Education Grove Tim 26 April 2013 An Out of This World Program nasm si edu Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum External links editSSEP in the News SSEP In Our Own Words Essays from SSEP participants Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Student Spaceflight Experiments Program amp oldid 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