International Student Space Simulation
The International Student Space Simulation (ISSS) was an international organization of high school programs that conducted simultaneous Space Simulation missions each year. Students from Canada, the USA, the USSR, Japan, Mexico, Germany, and the Netherlands were involved.
Origins
Students from Lisgar Collegiate Institute first became involved with Space Simulation when a group of students were invited to participate at a mission at McCullough High School, Houston in 1989, along with a team of six students from Japan. Lisgar contributed astronauts to three exchanges in Texas until 1991. At this point, students from Lisgar presented the Ottawa Board of Education with a proposal to build their own Lunar Habitat and conduct their own annual mission. This formed the Ottawa Board of Education Space Simulation (OBESS).
1990-91
Some current Spacesim members are presently looking through archives and mission notes for more information on the ISSS. This has revealed the existence of ISSS member organizations at 30 locations in North America as of 1990-91, significantly more than previously known. It is unknown how many of these had Habitats. The folowing table shows locations of such organizations:
| Location | Schools |
|---|---|
| Canada | 4 |
| Ontario | 2 |
| British Columbia | 2 |
| USA | 25 |
| Texas | 5 |
| Illinois | 4 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Minnesota | 2 |
| Missouri | 2 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Idaho | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| Total | 30 |
Over time, the participating schools in the ISSS lost interest. The OBESS, however, retained contact with its sister-mission site in Lexington, South Carolina.
