Location
Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel
Start Date
30-4-1998 1:00 PM
Description
The Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment (CUE) flew aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on Mission STS-87. The educational component, entitled “Teachers and Students Investigating Plants in Space” (TSIPS), involved students and teachers in the U.S. and Ukraine performing ground controls for the “Brassica rapa-Seed Terminal growth In Chamber” (B-STIC) experiment.
Teachers in both countries were trained in the experimental protocols for culturing and pollinating Brassica rapa plants in simulated flight hardware. Teachers and students in the two countries have been exchanging letters which has resulted in a rich exchange of culture and science.
For the mission, an Ukrainian Payload Specialist (PS) performed pollination in space while an alternate Ukrainian PS and hundreds of thousands of students in the U.S. and Ukraine performed the same tasks on Earth. Two communication downlink sessions were held so that students asked the PS about the experiments taking place on orbit. Participating students submitted the results of their ground control studies which are being compared to the plants pollinated on orbit.
The enthusiasm observed from the teachers and students from both countries indicate there is great hope that the collaborations established during this mission will continue in other collaborative areas into the future.
Paper Session III-D - The Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment
Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel
The Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment (CUE) flew aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on Mission STS-87. The educational component, entitled “Teachers and Students Investigating Plants in Space” (TSIPS), involved students and teachers in the U.S. and Ukraine performing ground controls for the “Brassica rapa-Seed Terminal growth In Chamber” (B-STIC) experiment.
Teachers in both countries were trained in the experimental protocols for culturing and pollinating Brassica rapa plants in simulated flight hardware. Teachers and students in the two countries have been exchanging letters which has resulted in a rich exchange of culture and science.
For the mission, an Ukrainian Payload Specialist (PS) performed pollination in space while an alternate Ukrainian PS and hundreds of thousands of students in the U.S. and Ukraine performed the same tasks on Earth. Two communication downlink sessions were held so that students asked the PS about the experiments taking place on orbit. Participating students submitted the results of their ground control studies which are being compared to the plants pollinated on orbit.
The enthusiasm observed from the teachers and students from both countries indicate there is great hope that the collaborations established during this mission will continue in other collaborative areas into the future.
Comments
Space Benefits For Future Generations
Session Chairman: Phil Rose, Instructional Services Division, School Board of Brevard County
Session Organizer: Cindy Coddington