Page 8 NDSS is proud to announce the 3 finalists that were chosen and submitted to the Student Spaceflight Experiments (SSEP) National Center for Earth and Space Science Education Step 2 Review Board. The Review Board is a national team of professional spaceflight scientists and engineers, and distinguished STEM educators for flight experiment selection. TheywillmeetattheSmithsonianNational Air and Space Museum, in Washington, D.C. The finalists were chosen by a seven member Step 1 Review Board which included three science and English teachers from NDSS and four science researchers from VIU. The Step 2 Review Board will select one experiment to fly from the finalist proposals. This 2-step proposal review models a real call for proposals for a flight opportunity at the International Space Station. The winning group will be announced very soon. Student Spaceflight Experiments (SSEP)