Are you ready to take your experiments beyond the boundaries of our planet? San Jacinto College is excited to introduce the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program. We've partnered with the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education for this cosmic adventure. Join us and launch your scientific dreams to new heights!
The future of science and innovation is in the hands of today's students. San Jac invites college and local high school students to join us in this incredible expedition. Together, we're reaching for the stars.
Teams are made up of three to five students, a faculty advisor, and an industry mentor. Together, you'll research, design, and propose a microgravity experiment for an astronaut to conduct on the International Space Station.
Each proposal will be reviewed by a team of San Jac scientists, engineers, and educators. Three proposals — regional finalists — will move on to the final round. The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education will select the winner.
The winning team will then create, optimize, and send its experiment for a trip to the International Space Station.
Each team must include three to five students. Teams can be made up of San Jac students
or high school students.
You must have a faculty advisor from your school and an industry mentor as part of
your team. If you do not have an industry mentor, please contact us and we will pair
you with one.
If you are interested in being a mentor, please contact Dr. Christopher Wild at (281)
922-3466 or email him at christopher.wild@sjcd.edu.
You have until November 3 to research, design, and propose your microgravity experiment.
All proposals must be submitted through the online form by Friday, November 3, 2023.
*Submission Form coming soon
View a more complete list of milestones for the proposal and the mission patches at these links to the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program website:
View a more complete list of milestones for the proposal and the mission patches at these links to the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program website:
The proposal must follow the Flight Experiment Proposal Guide for Student Spaceflight Experiments Program Mission 18. Professional writing and grammar will be important, and the proposal must contain these sections:
Mini-Laboratory Operation:
The Student Space Flight Experiments Program [or just “SSEP”] is a program of the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE) in the U.S. and the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Space Education Internationally. It is enabled through a strategic partnership with NanoRacks, LLC, which is working with NASA under a Space Act Agreement as part of the utilization of the International Space Station as a National Laboratory.
San Jac is committed to making this project a success for our area youth without any cost to them. We need individuals and companies to help make these space experiments a reality. Learn more about how you can sponsor students.
For more information regarding sponsorships, please contact Dr. Christopher Wild at (281) 922-3466 or email him at christopher.wild@sjcd.edu.