Challenger Center for Space Science Education

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Challenger Center for Space Science Education is a United States 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, DC. It was founded in 1986 by the families of the astronauts who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986.

The organization offers dynamic, hands-on exploration and discovery opportunities to students around the world. These programs equip students with the knowledge, confidence, and skills that will help better our national social and economic well-being.

Challenger Learning Centers give students the chance to become astronauts and engineers and solve real-world problems as they share the thrill of discovery on missions through the Solar System. Using space simulation and role-playing strategies, students bring their classroom studies to life and cultivate the skills needed for future success.

United States[]

Center name Location Website
Challenger Learning Center of Alaska Kenai, Alaska
Challenger Space Center of Arizona Peoria, Arizona
Challenger Learning Center at the Columbia Memorial Space Center Downey, California
Challenger Learning Center at Chabot Space and Science Center Oakland, California
Challenger Learning Center at the Discovery Museum Science & Space Center Sacramento, California
Challenger Learning Center of Colorado at the Colorado Consortium for Earth & Space Science Education Colorado Springs, Colorado
Challenger Learning Center at the Discovery Museum Bridgeport, Connecticut
Challenger Learning Center at Kirby Smith Middle School Jacksonville, Florida
Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee Tallahassee, Florida
Challenger Learning Center at the Coca-Cola Space Science Center Columbus, Georgia
Challenger Center Hawaii at Barbers Point Elementary School Kapolei, Hawaii
Challenger Learning Center at Heartland Community College Normal, Illinois
Challenger Learning Center for Science & Technology Woodstock, Illinois
Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana Hammond, Indiana
Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky Hazard, Kentucky
Challenger Learning Center - Louisville, Academy @ Shawnee Louisville, Kentucky
Challenger Learning Center at Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, Kentucky
Challenger Learning Center of Maine Bangor, Maine
Challenger Learning Center at Howard B. Owens Science Center Lanham, Maryland
Challenger Learning Center at the Christa Corrigan McAuliffe Center, Framingham State University Framingham, Massachusetts
Challenger Learning Center – St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri
Challenger Learning Center of Northern Nevada Sparks, Nevada
Challenger Learning Center of Las Cruces Las Cruces, New Mexico
Buehler Challenger & Science Center Paramus, New Jersey
Town of Ramapo Challenger Learning Center Airmont, New York
Challenger Learning Center of the Twin Tier Region Allegany, New York
Challenger Center of Orleans, Niagara, and Erie Counties Lockport, New York
New York City Center for Space Science Education New York City, New York
Challenger Learning Center of Greater Rochester Rochester, New York
Challenger Learning Center of the Greater Capital Region at miSci Schenectady, New York
Challenger Learning Center of Dayton Dayton, Ohio
Challenger Learning Center of Lake Erie West Oregon, Ohio
Challenger Learning Center of Richland County School District One Columbia, South Carolina
Challenger STEM Learning Center; University of Tennessee Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tennessee
Texas State Technical College Challenger Learning Center Harlingen, Texas
Challenger Learning Center at the George Observatory Needville, Texas
Challenger Learning Center at the Scobee Education Center, San Antonio College San Antonio, Texas
Challenger Learning Center Richmond at the MathScience Innovation Center Richmond, Virginia
Challenger Learning Center at the Museum of Flight Seattle, Washington
Challenger Learning Center at Wheeling Jesuit University Wheeling, West Virginia

International[]

  • Challenger Learning Center at the Ontario Science Center (Toronto, Canada)
  • Challenger Learning Center at SongAm Space Center (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea)
  • Challenger Learning Center at the National Space Centre (Leicester, United Kingdom)[1]

Board of directors[]

Notable members of the Board of Directors include:

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.challenger.org/where-we-are/

External links[]

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