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Challenger Center Participates in AIAA Space 2010
Alexandria, VA, 01-Sep-10—
As space exploration leaders converge on Anaheim, Challenger Center is there in the midst of all the action. This year AIAA Space 2010, sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), is being held from August 30 to September 2 at the Anaheim Convention Center.
Star Challengers Book "Moon Base Crisis" Debuts at Downey Challenger Learning Center
Alexandria, VA, 26-Aug-10—
Star Challengers Book "Moon Base Crisis" Debuts at Downey Challenger Learning Center
Challenger Center founder available for interview
Challenger Center combines hands-on learning and new science fiction adventures to continue its mission of inspiring young people
Alexandria, VA, 18-Aug-10—
The Challenger Center for Space Science Education and international bestselling authors Rebecca Moesta and Kevin J. Anderson have teamed up to offer the Star Challengers series of science fiction adventures for young readers, with the goal of sparking interest in the space program and careers in science and technology.
Live Webcast: The Many Ways You Can Participate in Space Exploration
Alexandria, VA, 11-Aug-10—
Join the Challenger Center and Angela Peura for a live webcast to discuss careers in space exploration and space policy. The webcast will be held on Wednesday, August 18th at 1:00pm EDT. The webcast is free and open to the public and can be viewed at http://webcasts.challenger.org.
Centenarians Participate in Challenger Learning Center Mission
Alexandria, VA, 02-Aug-10—
If you have ever seen a photo of someone participating in a simulated space mission at a Challenger Learning Center, odds are it is someone around 10 years old. Recently, however, a group of women, some of them ten times that age, pushed that participant envelope to new heights.
One of the women is Gussie Levine. Gussie clearly remembers her 59th birthday. On that day humankind made its "giant leap" as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon. This year, less than a week after celebrating her 100th birthday, Gussie followed in their footsteps and took a simulated journey to the Moon at the Town of Ramapo Challenger Center in Rockland County, NY.
Challenger Center Is Ready To Return To NASA Desert RATS
Alexandria, VA, 28-Jul-10—
NASA will conduct its annual Desert RATS activity in northern Arizona later this summer. Challenger Center will be participating once again as it did last year.
"Moonbase Alpha" Game Released by NASA As Challenger Center Prepares To Participate In Agency's Online Game Project
Alexandria, VA, 15-Jul-10—
NASA recently released "Moonbase Alpha", the first game in NASA's Learning Technologies project. It's a glimpse of what will eventually become a NASA-based massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) project.
Challenger Center Live Webcast: NASA Simulation Software - Technology for Space Mission Design
Alexandria, VA, 12-Jul-10—
The Challenger Center for Space Science Education is sponsoring a webcast with NASA simulation software manager Rebecca Mazzone. The webcast will explore modeling and simulation for space systems. The webcast will be held on Thursday, July 29 at 1:00 pm EDT. The webcast is free and open to the public. You can watch this webcast at http://webcasts.challenger.org.
Challenger Center in Peoria Arizona Awarded Solar Energy Grant
Alexandria, VA, 14-Jun-10—
The Challenger Space Center in Peoria, Arizona was recently awarded a $50,000 Federal grant for a solar energy project. These funds will be used to install a solar array on the roof of the facility that will be comprised of 72 solar panels.
Funding Restored for Challenger Center Hawai'i
Alexandria, VA, 01-Jun-10—
Last week, at a news conference held at the Barbers Point Elementary School, Hawai`i Lt. Governor Aiona announced that the state of Hawai`i has obtained $250,000 in federal funding for Challenger Center Hawai`i. Challenger Center Hawai`i had originally lost its funding as the result of budget cuts by the Board of Education.
Challenger Center Welcomes Communication Professional Gwen Griffin to Its Board of Directors
Alexandria, VA, 21-May-10—
William Readdy, chairman of the board for the Challenger Center for Space Science Education, today announced aerospace communications professional Gwen Griffin has been elected to the board of directors.
Griffin is the founder, president and chief executive officer of Griffin Communications Group, a full-service communications firm established in 1997 with offices in Houston and Central Florida. The firm is a nationally recognized for its work in branding, advocacy and outreach programs for corporate, academic and not-for-profit clients.
VCA Inc, Contest Winners Hosted at Challenger Learning Center New Mexico
Alexandria, VA, 19-May-10—
Challenger Learning Center New Mexico will host a morning event devoted to students from the Adobe Acres onMay 19th, 2010. The students are the Grand Prize winners of the VCA (What does VCA mean?) “Pets in Space” essay contest.
Challenger Center Names Five Teachers of the Year
Alexandria, VA, 18-May-10—
Challenger Center for Space Science Education has announced five recipients of its Teacher of the Year award for 2010. This award allows the international network of Challenger Learning Centers to recognize teachers from their communities who exemplify the spirit of the Challenger crew’s education mission, and who share a commitment to learning about science, mathematics, and technology.
Challenger Center Awarded NASA Grant For Online Game Review
Alexandria, VA, 13-May-10—
Challenger Center is now a part of NASA's exciting new foray into online educational gaming.
The Challenger Center for Space Science Education recently awarded a cooperative agreement with NASA for work related to NASA's Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOG) activities. This award was made by NASA's Learning Technologies Project Office under the Cooperative Agreement Notices for NASA's Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program.
Challenger Center Webcast: High School Student Robotics Research on the Space Station
Alexandria, VA, 11-May-10—
The Challenger Center for Space Science Education will host a live interactive webcast for teachers and students with John Tylko from Aurora Flight Sciences on Thursday, May 20th at 4:00pm EDT. This webcast will discuss the Zero-Robotics student investigation project on the International Space Station (ISS). The webcast is free and open to the public. To view the webcast, visit http://webcasts.challenger.org.
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