Student Spaceflight Experiments Program
The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education announces Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 18 to the International Space Station. This opportunity gives your students the ability to design and propose microgravity experiments to fly in low-Earth orbit on the International Space Station (ISS). One experiment from Boise State will be selected to fly to ISS on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in FL. Astronauts aboard ISS will operate the experiment 4-6 weeks before it is returned to Earth and to your student flight team for analysis. The expectation is that faculty mentors will engage at least 30 undergraduate students over 9 weeks of experiment design and proposal writing (see schedule below).
Interested faculty are directed to inquire about the program as soon as possible, and no later than May 15, 2023. Reach out to Dr. Jeff Goldstein, Center Director, National Center for Earth and Space Science Education at jeffgoldstein@ncesse.org.
Milestone Dates:
- Experiment Design & Proposal Writing Phase: Sept. 1 – Nov. 3, 2023
- Selection of Your Community’s Flight Experiment: Dec. 15, 2023
- SpaceX Launch to the International Space Station: Late Spring 2024
- Ferry Flight Return to Earth: Launch + 4 to 6 weeks
- SSEP National Conference: early July 2024
Research Development & Grant Writing Newsletter
The April 2023 issue of the Research Development & Grant Writing Newsletter is out!
This month’s Featured Articles include:
- April 2023 Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News
- NEH Infrastructure/Capacity-Building Challenge Grants
- Editing the Research Narrative for Importance
- U.S. Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing
- Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
- CDMRP Program Funding Opportunities
- Fully Respond to the ARPA-(H)eilmeier Questions
- How a Good Website Can Help Faculty Win Grants
- Mission Agency Common Denominators
The Research Development and Grant Writing Newsletter is available to faculty, staff, students, and affiliates with log-in access to the Albertsons Library. This subscription is sponsored by the Division of Research and Economic Development with support from the Albertsons Library. For reference, previous newsletters are located here.