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Contents: Microgravity Timeline FAQs Links Resources Fluid mixing enclosures

NASA-sponsored competition to design and fly an experiment in Microgravity aboard the International Space Station. Contents: Microgravity Timeline FAQs Links Resources Fluid mixing enclosures Examples of prior winning proposals MSJHS school community lead - Charlie Brucker.

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Contents: Microgravity Timeline FAQs Links Resources Fluid mixing enclosures

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  1. NASA-sponsored competition to design and fly an experiment in Microgravity aboard the International Space Station • Contents: • Microgravity • Timeline • FAQs • Links • Resources • Fluid mixing enclosures • Examples of prior winning proposals • MSJHS school community lead - Charlie Brucker

  2. SSEP Student Spaceflight Experiments Program • Design and fly an experiment in Microgravity, aboard the International Space Station • no thermally-induced convection • no sedimentation/stratification • no hydrostatic pressure • reduced contact with vessel walls • A nationwide competition limitedto 24 school communities, MSJHS being one of them. • The winning proposal is guaranteed a flight aboard SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS) in April 2013. • Value - $20,000 - the cost for an independent experimenter to fly an experiment on ISS.

  3. Critical Timeline for Student Experiments • Sep - Nov 1, 2012: Experiment design and proposal writing • Community-wide engagement in SSEP • Student teams frame experiments • Student teams write and submit five-page proposals to community’s SSEP lead organization • Nov 2-9: School wide design review • School-based review of student experimental design proposals • School review team forwards three proposals to Teachers in Space • Nov 9: Deadline for submission of winning proposals for Step 1 Review

  4. Critical Timeline • Nov 9-12: Proposals processed and distributed to Step 1 Review Board • Nov 12-19: Step 1 Review Board selects three Finalist Proposals • Must meet Proposal Requirements Checklist (downloadable) • Three finalists will be posted on Teachers in Space Website • Nov 19, 10 PM ET: Deadline for Finalist Proposals to be received by NCESSE via email for Step 2 Review. • Nov 19-29: Step 2 Review Board makes tentative flight experiment selection, with comments • Nov 29-Dec 7: Student team responds to comments • Outstanding questions regarding fluids/solids to be flown • Special handling instructions • Required astronaut interactions aboard ISS • Dec 7 - Public announcement of winning proposal, lead passes to winning school.

  5. Critical Timeline • Dec 7, 2012: NCESSE (National Center for Earth and Space Science Education) provides experiment details to NanoRacks for delivery to NASA • List of fluids and solids to be flown, with prescribed concentrations, to be given to NASA toxicology for flight safety review • Timeline for astronaut interaction provided to NASA’s ISS crews activity scheduling team • Dec 12 - NASA Toxicology receives list of experimental samples • Toxicology requires list 90 days in advance of launch • Launch therefore can take place no earlier than Mar 12, 2013 • Teachers In Space workshop will pay the $20,000 required to fly the winning experiment onboard the International Space Station. Guaranteed to fly.

  6. FAQ • Will their be additional cost to school? Yes - You will need to pay for: • Shipping to and from Houston, TX • All materials needed to do your experiment (Mix Stix will be provided to winning team) • Optional: Students can present the findings of their experiment at the Smithsonian. • Optional: Students can attend the launch if there is an invitation. • The biggest question: How do I get started? • Become Familiar With the SSEP Program • Grab a Jamba Juice, go to the SSEP website, and start getting familiar with the program: http://ssep.ncesse.org/ and http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/SSEP.html • You are participating in Mission #3. Carefully read: the Home page, the About SSEP page, and the How to Participate page.

  7. FAQ • Still in need of answers: • Flight duration • Experiment temperature condition • Experiment light condition • How experiment returned to earth

  8. Links • In Our Own Words - Impact from Community Leaders, Teachers, Students, Parents, and Local Partners: http://ssep.ncesse.org/communities/in-our-own-words/ • SSEP In the News - Extensive media coverage, including feature stories by NASA, local coverage from outlets across the nation, and for Mission 1 to ISS, coverage by the NYT, MSNBC, Forbes, the Washington Post, etc: http://ssep.ncesse.org/communities/in-the-news/ • SSEP Communities and Local Partners: http://ssep.ncesse.org/communities/community-directory/ • Prior Flight Experiment and Honorable Mention Finalists: http://ssep.ncesse.org/communities/experiments-selected-for-flight/selected-experiments-on-ssep-mission-2-to-iss/ • A NASA video showcasing the power of the program: http://spaceports.blogspot.com/2012/05/student-science-is-underway-with-spacex.html • SSEP represented at February 7, 2012, White House event on STEM education: http://ssep.ncesse.org/2012/02/ssep-co-pi-kyra-smith-and-community-program-co-director-anthonette-pena-represent-ssep-at-the-white-house/

  9. Resources • Mission #3 officially starts Sep 19. However, there is no reason why we can not start now (start with Mission #2 Proposal form). • On the website under Resources: Teachers - How To Move Forward. http://ssep.ncesse.org/teacher-and-student-proposer-resources/to-teachers-how-to-move-forward/ • SSEP Website: Resources – Document Library http://ssep.ncesse.org/teacher-and-student-proposer-resources/document-library/. All the documents you need: • Experimental Proposal Template • Info on the Mini-Lab (MixStik) • Power Point on SSEP • Materials List • And MUCH more • Passwords to get into protected areas on site: • User Name: Mission • Password: One!

  10. Experimental Fluids Mixing Enclosure (FME)

  11. Experimental Fluids Mixing Enclosure (FME)

  12. Winning proposals selected for flight aboard the final Shuttle Mission (Atlantis, STS-135) 1. How Does Microgravity Affect the Maximum Cell Size of Tardigrades? Grades 9-11, Ridge View High School, Galva-Holstein, Iowa Principal Investigator: Dana Hustedt Co-Investigators: Jacob Biddle, Austin Hayden, Isaac Jepsen, Gretchen Kistenmacher, Michael Perrett, and Taylor Radke Teacher Facilitators: Art Witten, High School Chemistry and Physics Teacher, and Patty Wheeler, High School Biology, Anatomy, and Environmental Science Teacher Proposal Summary: The purpose of this experiment is to see how microgravity will affect the cell size of tardigrades, commonly referred to as “water bears.” We will do this by sending up a group of tardigrades and sufficient food supply for them to feast upon. We hope to detect any significant growth difference between the microgravity specimens and earth bound specimens. Any cell size difference would support the idea of microgravity having some effect on the cells.

  13. 2. Physiological effects of microgravity on germination and growth of Arabidopsis thaliana Grades 9-12, Henry E. Lackey High School, Charles County, Maryland Co-Principal Investigators: Courtney Buckman, Charles Campbell, Kristin Conyers, Devon Johnson, Chinyere McKoy-Nwachukwu, Christine Kim, Sam Paras, Sydney Scott, Paul Warren, and Deborah Cline Teacher Facilitators: Lara North and Romulo Gabriel, Science Teachers Proposal Summary: The experiment detailed herein investigates the effect of microgravity on the growth of plant structures during seed germination. The team believes plant growth in a microgravity environment will result in significant changes to the majority of plant structures of the Arabidopsis thaliana model organism. The set of seeds exposed to a microgravity environment will be compared to a set of seeds grown on Earth as a control group. The comparison tool that will be used is a scanning electron microscope. The main focus of this experiment will be on the vascular tissues and the root systems of the models. However, all plant structures will be studied. A. thaliana, a small flowering plant, is widely used as a model organism in plant biology. It was the first plant to have its entire genome sequenced. If this mission is successful, individual genes of the wild type A. thaliana could then be mutated in order to determine the specific effect of microgravity on expression of individual gene sequences. Because A. thaliana has been extensively experimented with, a pattern could emerge when examining the relationship between mutated seeds germinated in space and mutated seeds germinated on Earth.

  14. Additional stuff . . . • Nanoracks homepage: http://nanoracks.com/. Nanoracks provides repeatable access to the International Space Station microgravity environment for commercial and educational research projects. Nanorack’s permanently installed, low-cost, hassle-free, standardized, plug-n-play facilities have vastly lowered costs for commercial space research users. • Microgravity mini research laboratories • Developed by Instrumentation Technology Associates, Inc. (ITA): http://www.itaspace.com/news.html • SSEP is currently using the Fluids Mixing Enclosure (FME) mini-lab. • Stromatolite Explorer http://microbes.arc.nasa.gov/movie/large-qt.html. Not microgravity, but well done and stimulating investigation of a microbial matt community.

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