Challenger Learning Center News & Events
Challenger Learning Center lands new sculpture on the grounds
On the grounds of the Challenger Learning Center is a Saturn V Rocket! This 36' high 3' diameter in diameter model sits at the corner of the Challenger Learning Center and will attract visitors from all angles of the area. The Saturn V Rocket model was hand made out of carbon steel with NASA markings. The Saturn V Rocket solved the problem of getting to the Moon. This rocket evolved from the idea of clustering a number of Jupiter engines around Redstone and Jupiter propellant tanks to build a large launch vehicle that will be able to go to the Moon. Designed under the guidance of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and Mr. Wernher Von Braun, it still remains the largest operational launched vehicle ever built. It stood more than 363 feet high with its Apollo payload producing more than 7.7 million pounds of thrust at its first lift off. After going through three stages of the development, the Saturn V Rocket orbited around the moon with the Apollo 8 astronauts in December 1968. In July 1969 the Saturn V Rocket took the Apollo 11 crew of the first astronaut Charles Dukes to the Moon. More>>
| Challenger Center participated in live link with the International Space Station
Richland One’s Challenger Learning Center participated in a live amateur radio downlink with the astronauts orbiting the Earth on the International Space Station on Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 12:30 p.m. The event also was broadcasted live on the national Challenger Center website: www.challenger.org. More>>
Challenger Center receives images from the International Space Station
Images of Richland County School District One, Challenger Learning Center was taken from space by Richard Garriott on the International Space Station in October 2008. The Space Station flew about an altitude of 200 miles from Earth allowing Mr. Garriott to see “vast areas of the planet”. During this flight, on October 16, 2008, students from Richland One had an opportunity to talk and ask questions through a live amateur radio downlink with Mr. Garriott at the Challenger Learning Center. Participating students from around the world were engaged in hands-on science and technology curriculum while speaking with him and orbiting the Earth on the International Space Station. Richard Garriott is the son of Astronaut NASA Skylab Astronaut Dr. Owen Garriott. He is following the lead of Astronaut teachers Christa McAuliffe (51L Crew) and Barbara Morgan (STS-118). These images will allow Challenger teachers to create exciting interactive lessons and activities for students to discover how to locate their schools, homes, parks and nearby from space. Ms. Garriott’s partnership with NASA and the Challenger Learning Centers around the world continues to inspire students in science, mathematics, engineering and technology. More >>
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Astronauts and Distinguished Guest Visit the Challenger Center!
Many astronauts and other distinguished guest has visited the Challenger Learning Center . More>> |
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Challenger Center Features The Tuskegee Airman Award
African Americans have played a key role in the success of the United States military, despite adversity. Qualified individuals were denied management roles in the armed forces, which included flying planes. This all ended in 1940, when civil rights organizations and the black press used the media to put pressure on the military, which resulted in the formation of an all black pursuit squadron. They were based in Tuskegee, Alabama, and became known as the Tuskegee Airmen. More>> |
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Challenger Center Celebrates National Space Week
The Challenger Learning Center celebrated National Space Week on October 4-10, 2007 with over 100 Richland County School District One students. These students were able to experience the simulated space missions and the e-Planetarium show of the exciting Earth Wild Ride (3-D Movie) They had an opportunity to learn about the history of space exploration along with making their very own take home sputnik model.
A life size sputnik model was displayed at the entry of the Challenger Learning Center. Students were informed of the birth and purpose of Sputnik and how it contributed to technology and science today.
Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson, world-renowned astrophysicist visited the Center during our National Space Week celebration. Dr. Tyson is a Harvard graduate and is the current director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of National History in New York City. He was able to tour the Challenger Center and learn how we inspire students about science, engineering, mathematics, and technology. More>> |
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The Challenger Learning Center 2010 Summer Camp Programs
“Come Fly With Us”
The Space, Science Engineering Camp is a fun-filled week of rocket building, classroom and outdoor activity, patch design, wind tunnel experiments, virtual flight simulation and many other space science activities. More>> |
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WA Perry Middle School Experience the Celestial Life with the Challenger Learning Center
Sixteen WA Perry Middle School eight graders participated in an astronomy activity at the Challenger Learning Center. This lesson used Marzano's strategies of learning compared comets, stars, and telescopes. During the laboratory investigations, students were able to test and explain their hypothesis while using rubrics to determine the strengths and limitations of simulated aircrafts. These students had the opportunity to fly simulated space missions to study comets after creating a model of a comet in class. More>>
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