Learning Centers

National Space Centre Challenger Learning Centre Leicester, United Kingdom

National Space Centre
Exploration Drive
Leicester, LE4 5NS 

Opening Date

December 1, 1999

Mission Statement

To present the excitement and significance of space in a way that captures and inspires the public imagination.

To promote a wider understanding of space science and technology, and demonstrate its relevance to life on Earth in the 21st century.

Contact Information

(116) 261-0261
(116) 258-2100
www.spacecentre.co.uk

Crew Members

David Fuller
Lead Flight Director
Davidf@spacecentre.co.uk

Charlotte Isham
Education Development Officer
charlottei@spacecentre.co.uk

Chris Darby
Education Manager
chrisd@spacecentre.co.uk

Programs

Mission Scenarios

• Encounter Earth™
• Rendezvous with a Comet™
• Voyage to Mars™

Red Station Down
This scenario is set in the year 2076. Beagle Base on Mars has lost contact with Earth and a brave crew of astronauts are needed to get it back. This one-hour mission is run most weekends, and is open to the visitors of the National Space Centre. It’s a fun filled hour of excitement and learning, and gives our many public visitors the chance to experience a Challenger mission.

Corporate Rendezvous with a Comet
The Rendezvous with a Comet mission has been adapted for adult groups. Communication and team working skills are enforced and encouraged throughout this 3-hour simulation. It enables corporate groups to take on practical problems that can be related directly to the workplace. Three Flight Directors guide them through this process with emergencies and problems being commonplace.

Mission Instructor Training
Mission Instructor Training is offered to all teachers who have booked missions. Taking place after school hours, it gives teachers a taste of what to expect on mission day. It also shows how students can be better prepared for a mission, and what they can expect to gain from the Challenger experience.

Directions

Click link above to get directions from mapquest.com.