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Challenger Log Newsletter

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Spring 2008

Read the latest news in our recent spring issue. Challenger Center for Space Science Education welcomes you to the future as it heads to the International Space Station.

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Winter 2007

Challenger Center for Space Science Education is proud to announce two exciting new products: the Next Generation Challenger Simulator (NGCS) and a new mission scenario, Journey to Jupiter and Its Moons. Also, see our Special Feature Article: Challenger Center for Space Science Education? A 20 - Year History.

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Fall 2006

It’s Challenger Center’s 20th Anniversary!  From a visionary meeting of the Challenger families in June Scobee’s living room in 1986, this incredible dream has blossomed and grown into a Network of 51 Challenger Learning Centers across the U.S., Canada, and England.

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Winter 2005

The annual donor recognition issue offers thanks to those who have supported the Challenger mission in 2004.

You can also meet Turner Wiley, a longtime donor to the organization; and Dr. John Meredith, a proponent for a new Challenger Learning Center planned for Greenville, North Carolina.

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Fall 2004

In the spirit of reality television, Challenger Log gets its own extreme makeover. Find out about the exciting educational initiatives that Challenger Center has planned for the new academic year.

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Summer 2004

A recap of highlights from the just completed academic year. Stories include:

  • An introduction to William Gutsch, Jr., Ph.D., Challenger Center's new President and Chief Executive Officer.
  • Dick Scobee, Challenger Space Shuttle Commander, is inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame.
  • First Recipients of Challenger Center's Teacher of the Year Award.
  • Grand opening for the Challenger Learning Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.
  • Challenger Memorial Station is named on the surface of Mars to commemorate the seven astronauts of Mission STS-51-L.

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Winter 2003

The annual donor issue highlights several Challenger Center programs and provides a list of the organization's supporters for 2003. Stories include:

  • The first Journey through the Universe Week for a new Journey community. Researchers and educators visit Dickinson, Iron, and Menominee counties (Michigan).
  • Grand openings for Challenger Learning Centers in Lucas County, Ohio; St. Louis, Missouri; and Bloomington, Illinois.
  • An introduction to MESSENGER, NASA's first spacecraft to observe Mercury from orbit, and its education and public outreach component.

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Winter 2003 (Special Issue)

This commemorative issue gives readers a glimpse of the Cosmic Rendezvous gala held in October. In addition to a two-page photo spread of the festivities, the issue includes:

  • A special greeting from former President George H. W. Bush.
  • A report on a special backstage tour of Johnson Space Center that was offered to Challenger Space Shuttle family members.
  • An appreciation list of event sponsors.

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Fall 2003

The fall issue looks back over summer programs and forward to the new academic year. Stories include:

  • The Summer Academy space camp program-curriculum provided by Challenger Center to teach at-risk students in Alexandria, Virginia.
  • A first look at the Space Daysm Design Challenges for 2004. The program celebrates the bicentennial anniversary of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
  • The grand opening for the Challenger Learning Center in Tallahassee, Florida.

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Premiere Issue, Winter 1987

Read a piece of history! Volume 1, Number 1 of Challenger Log was published in late 1987, a period of tremendous development for the organization. Several months later, the first Challenger Learning in Houston, Texas opened. Stories include:

  • The first Challenger Center benefit in Washington, D.C., which draws over 600 guests including then Vice President George Bush and television anchorman Walter Cronkite.
  • An advance look at the prototype of the Space 2061 Simulator, the precursor to the Challenger Learning Center simulator.
  • The announcement of Challenger Center's First Annual National Conference. The educator workshop is produced in cooperation with Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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