Introduction to the Program

The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) is about inspiring America’s next generation of scientists and engineers, and engaging entire communities in the process. Student teams proposing real experiments to fly on the International Space Station is the core SSEP activity. But community-wide engagement, and cross-disciplinary learning are also cornerstone objectives for SSEP in the context of the embraced Learning Community Model for STEM education (see the Community Program page.)

In this spirit, SSEP invites Athens and nearby counties to join an exciting art and design competition! In partnership with Ohio University and the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery (OVMoD), a patch designed by a K-4 student and another by a 5-8 student will be selected to journey to the International Space Station alongside an OU student-led experiment.

OVMoD will conduct the competition by allowing visitors between the grades of K-4 and 5-8 to design a patch that represents our local community and it’s place in the space program.