# Presentation: 435715

## Space 	Experiment                       Module

**Space ****	****Experiment ****                      Module**

- Chuck Brodell
- NASA/GSFC/WFF
- 9/13/99

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## Agenda: SEM Status

- Program Definition
- History
- Experiments
- Current Mission SEM-06
- Future

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## SEM Program

- Education Outreach, Free to Participants
- Focus on Educational Aspects of Creating Space Flight Experiment
- Open to Educational Organizations, K-12 & University Level
- Stems from GAS, Reducing Cost & Complexity
- Standard SSPP Hardware & SEM Carrier

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## Program Purpose

- Provide Space Flight Opportunity
- Easy Access to Space Environment
- Promote Interest in Science, Technology,  and Engineering
- Provide Excellent “Hands On” Learning
- Optimal Use of Orbiter Cargo, Replace Ballast with Experiments

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## SEM Canister & Carrier

- SSPP Canister

- SEM Carrier

**SEM Canister & Carrier**

## SEM Module Types

- Passive

- Active

**SEM Module Types**

## Passive Experiment Vials, 22 per Module

## Active Experiments

- Module Electronics Unit (MEU) Control Board
- 12 Volt Power
- Data Collection
- Power Switching
- Experiment Provided Timeline

- GMEU

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## Experiment Comparison

- Simple
- Inexpensive
- Experiment Concept Easily Understood
- Large Number of People Involved

- More Complex
- High Technical Value
- More Expensive
- Less People Involved at a High Level

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**Passive**

**Active**

## Experiment Group Involvement

- Proposal Preparation
- Experiment Development
- Emblem Graphics
- Integration
- Launch Viewing
- De-Integration
- Post Flight Analysis

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## Experiment Development,

- Taking Soil Samples

## Integration at WFF

## T-0

**Launch!**

## De-Integration, Experiment Removal/Return

## Experiment Selection 

- Geographical Location
- Diversity
- Number of Students Involved
- Technical Content
- Selection By NASA Panel
- NASA Student Involvement Program (NSIP) Grades 9-12

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## SEM Program History

- Initiated 1994
- Proposed at 1995 Symposium
- SEM-01 Flight, November 1996
- Managed from GSFC Greenbelt
- Transfer to WFF Began in 1998

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## SEM-01 Project Team

## Orbiter Installation SEM-01 STS-80

## SEM Flight History

- SEM-01 STS-80 Space Shuttle Columbia                                 November 19, 1996
- SEM-02 STS-85 Space Shuttle Discovery                                     August 7, 1997
- SEM-03 STS-91 Space Shuttle Discovery                                         June 2, 1998
- SEM-05 STS-91 Space Shuttle Discovery                                         June 2, 1998
- SEM-04 STS-95 Space Shuttle Discovery                              October 29, 1998
- SEM-07 STS-88 Space Shuttle Endeavor                                 December 4, 1998
- SEM-06 STS-101 Space Shuttle Atlantis                                   ***Scheduled*** January 22, 2000

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## Experiment Examples

- Seeds
- Floppy Discs
- Film
- Phone Cards
- Popcorn
- Peanut Butter
- Mosquito Eggs
- Oil/water Solutions
- Soil Samples
- Yeast
- Brine Shrimp
- Silly Putty

- Paint Splatter
- Ratchet Mechanism
- Plant Revival
- Sound in Space
- Surface Tension
- Crystal Growth
- Mixing
- Acceleration Measurement
- Bacteria Growth
- Heat Transfer
- Fluid Separation
- Bacteria Inoculation

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- Passive

- Active

## Geographical Areas Reached

- Madison, Alabama
- Rosemead, California
- San Francisco, California
- Marietta, Georgia
- Fort Hall, Idaho
- Noble, Illinois
- Northbrook, Illinois
- West Lafayette, Indiana
- Anne Arundel County, Maryland
- Beltsville, Maryland
- College Park, Maryland
- Gambrills, Maryland
- Mitchellville, Maryland

- Salisbury, Maryland
- Shoreham, New York
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Strongsville, Ohio
- Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Floyd, Virginia
- Norfolk, Virginia
- Grand Coulee, Washington
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Montello, Wisconsin
**Montello, Italy**
**Argentina**

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## Current Mission, SEM-06 STS-101

- Proposals Selected 12/98
- All Passive, as of 3/99, Thermal Issues
- Experiment Integrations at WFF
- Five Argentina Modules
- Integration Complete KSC Turnover 11/99
- Launch 1/22/00

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## SEM-06 Experiment Integration

## Post Integration Video Conference 

- Post Integration Video Conference
- Students from Argentina

## SEM Future

- Mission Support
- Broaden Geographic and Cultural Involvement
- NSIP Involvement
- Virtual Integration Activities
- Software Update
- Increase Available Power
- Update Data Capability
- SEM Video

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## Questions

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***Questions***

## SEM PresentationsSeptember 13,1999

- Analysis of Three-Dimensional Roller Performance in a Micro-g    Environment                                                                                                  Brian Roberts, University of MD
- The Effects of Microgravity and Extreme Temperature on Mold              Wiletha Davis, West Richland Elementary School
- GADGET Student Experiments on SEM,  A Retrospective Look at the Experiments of Flights STS-080, STS-85, and STS-95                                                           Lyne Zielinski, Glenbrook North High School
- The Mosquito Growth and Development Experiment on SEM                    Lyne Zielinski, Glenbrook North High School

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## SEM PresentationsSeptember 14,1999

- Surface Tension: The Art of Science                                                              Lyne Zielinski, Glenbrook North High School
- B.L.A.S.T. and S.P.L.A.T                                                                           Norma Boakes, Oakcrest High School
- RAD: The Space Shuttle Radiation Environment and its Effect on High Sensitivity Film (STS-85/STS-91 SEM Experiment)                             Margaret Spigner, Middleton High School
- POLY: Resurection in Space (STS-85 SEM Experiment)                                                                       Ruth Truluck, Wando High School
- NORSTAR SEM, Flown Aboard STS-91 June 2, 1998                                                                           Joy Young, Norfolk Public Schools

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