Make sure watch in HD! More Robonaut-1 mission video and imagery will be released in conjunction with a presentation at the Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference being held in Orlando 28 Februrary to 2 March. Co-sponsored by the Challenger Center for Space Science Education, this mission is one in a series of flights conducted by Quest for Stars, a California-based non-profit educational organization that uses off-the-shelf hardware and a little ingenuity […]
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First Photo: Shuttle Discovery’s Trail Into Space As Seen from Over 70,000 Feet in a Balloon “This photo was taken from an an altitude of over 70,000 feet (still being determined exactly) at 5:20 pm EST on 24 February 2011. The camera used was the lowest resolution camera on board the Robonaut-1 balloon – a Motorola Droid X smartphone. You can see the plume left by Space Shuttle Discovery as […]
Outpouring of Support for Challenger Learning Centers Leland D. Melvin, NASA Associate Administrator for Education: “As an astronaut, I have a deep connection to the honor and legacy that the Challenger Center for Space Education represents. A theme is evident in both the Challenger Center’s mission and the President’s Day of Remembrance remarks: triumph from tragedy. These words exemplify the resilience, purpose, and optimism that led to the creation of […]
Interview with the Challenger Center’s Scott Parazynski, Space News “Some 4 million students have been through the program since 1986, and in recent years the annual average has been about 400,000. Scott Parazynski, a NASA astronaut and medical doctor who took over in November as chairman of the center’s board of directors, wants to increase that number to 4 million per year by 2015. … Parazynski: “One of the things […]
Watch live streaming video from spaceflightnow at livestream.com Live webcast from the Challenger Learning Center in Houston starts at 12:30 CST and continues until 2:30 pm CST. Scheduled quests: 12:30 PM Interview Carolyn Sumners, Director, Houston CLC, and Betty Glass, first flight Director at Houston CLC 12:45 PM Gerry Griffin, Former JSC Director 1:00 PM John McCullough, NASA Flight Director 1:15 PM Kevin Kregel, Former NASA Astronaut 1:30 PM Interview […]
Information about Challenger Center’s 25th anniversary including today’s live TV and webcast events can be found at challenger.org/25. At 9 a.m. EST, watch the Astronauts Memorial Foundation’s commemoration of the Challenger crew on NASA TV at http://www.nasa.gov/ntv New Video: President George H. W. Bush’s tribute to Challenger Center Friday TV schedule with June Scobee Rodgers, Scott Parazynski, and other Challenger Center guests (times are EST) 5:45 – 6:00 am — […]
GSW-7000 “Power Droid” at Desert RATS Base Camp showing banners from sponsors Challenger Center for Space Science Education and the Coalition for Space Exploration. Challenger Center board member and Desert RATS participant Keith Cowing hangs off of the tower. More information
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“On January 28, 1986, our nation lost seven heroes as the Challenger Space Shuttle was destroyed shortly after launch. It was a tragic day, etched in the minds of us all and in the history books of our nation. And yet tragedy let to triumph, as the families of the astronauts created an educational program to honor the astronauts and inspire the next generation. They formed the Challenger Center for […]