(703) 683-9740
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Challenger Learning Center at Howard B. Owens Science Center
9601 Greenbelt Road
Lanham, MARYLAND
20706
Opening Date
September 1, 1989
Mission Statement
Challenger Learning Center/Lanham simulations coorelate with the Voluntary State Curriculum for the state of Maryland and emphasize processes of science, concepts of science, habits of mind, and applications of science.
Contact Information
(301) 918-8750
(301) 918-8750
www.pgcps.org/~hbowens
Crew Members
Scott Hangey
Program Administrator
(301) 918-8750
shangey@pgcps.org
Virginia Casbourne
Assistant Flight Director
virg.casbourne@pgcps.org
Russ Waugh
Flight Director
Russell.Waugh@pgcps.org
Programs
Mission Scenarios
School Missions
Our programs offer participants opportunities to experience simulated space flight. The program consists of a pre-flight briefing, followed by a flight where students perform duties as both astronauts aboard the S.S. Friendship and engineers at Mission Control. Whether in flight or on land, students work in teams with specific objectives. Each team is unique in its role and in the set of tasks that must be performed. All teams must skillfully communicate, cooperate, and collaborate to ensure that the mission objectives have been attained.
Directions
The Challenger Learning Center at Owens Science Center is located just outside the nation's capital of Washington, D.C.
Directions from Interstate 495 (Outer Loop)
- Take Baltimore/Washington Parkway North.
- Pass under a bridge and take exit to 193 East (Greenbelt Road).
- At the light, make a left onto Greenbelt Road.
- Proceed approximately 2.3 miles to Howard B. Owens Science Center on the right.
- Note: You will pass the Goddard Space Flight Center on your left. The next light is ICESat Road. Owens is the 2nd right past ICESat Road.
Directions from Interstate 495 (Inner Loop)
- Take Exit 22A (Baltimore/Washington Parkway North), DO NOT GET ON THE PARKWAY .
- Instead, take the right fork to 193 East (Greenbelt Road).
- Proceed approximately 2.3 miles to Howard B. Owens Science Center on the right.
- Note: You will pass the Goddard Space Flight Center on your left. The next light is ICESat Road. Owens is the 2nd right past ICESat Road.
Directions from Baltimore/Washington Parkway, North
- Cross over Interstate 495.
- Pass under a bridge and take exit to 193 East (Greenbelt Road).
- At the light, make a left onto Greenbelt Road.
- Proceed approximately 2.3 miles to Howard B. Owens Science Center on the right.
- Note: You will pass the Goddard Space Flight Center on your left. The next light is ICESat Road. Owens is the 2nd right past ICESat Road.
Directions from Baltimore/Washington Parkway, South
- Take the exit to 193 east (Greenbelt Road).
- Make a left on the southway, and proceed to the light at Greenbelt Road.
- Proceed approximately 2.5 miles to Howard B. Owens Science Center on the right.
- Note: You will pass the Goddard Space Flight Center on your left. The next light is ICESat Road. Owens is the 2nd right past ICESat Road.
Click link above to get directions from mapquest.com.
Giving Opportunities
Challenger Learning Center at Owens Science Center seeks support from corporations and local businesses to assist in our efforts to bring the wonders of space to local area students.
Contact Scott Hangey at (301) 918-8750 for more information on how you can support your community's Challenger Learning Center.
