Each year, through our diverse programs, Challenger Centers across the United States reaches almost 1 million students, teachers, and families. To ensure that these programs are scientifically accurate and educationally sound, Challenger Center utilizes the talents of a skilled group of space science researchers and educators.

Finally, every lesson, activity, and presentation offered by Challenger Center is written and reviewed by our educators and space science researchers.

Space Science Research

Students in a rural town are visited in their classrooms by researchers from NASA. Travelers to Washington, D.C., take an unexpected walking tour through the Solar System. And teachers transform the morning's space news developments into lessons during the school day. These experiences and more are courtesy of our Space Science Research department.

Education

The Challenger 51-L mission was to have been the flight that would take students all over the world on "the ultimate field trip." Challenger Center continues that mission's goal by launching students into space-based curriculum every school day.

Learn about the instructional models that serve as the foundation for our education programs.

Researchers and Educators

Meet the Challenger Center staff scientists and educators who share a unique vocation; they are tasked with introducing young explorers to the universe. These professionals not only help to create many of Challenger Center's programs, but they actively work with communities, teachers, and students to share their knowledge and enthusiasm for space science.

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