Keith’s note: This video, “The Sagan Series (Part 2): Life Looks for Life“ is the second video by Reid Gower. You may recall that an earlier video of his (the […]
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Conrad Foundation 2011 Spirit of Innovation Awards
The Conrad Foundation announces finalists for the 2011 Spirit of Innovation “Officials with The Conrad Foundation today announced 27 high school teams will compete in the finals for the 2011 […]
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Challenger Center: Looking Back – and Ahead
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 […]
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Challenger Center: Looking Ahead
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 […]
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Streaming Video of Today's Challenger Center Events
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 […]
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25th Anniversary For Challenger Center
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 […]
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Video: President George H. W. Bush's tribute to Challenger Center
“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 […]
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Optimus Prime Demands That You Vote
NASA Invites Public To Vote On Optimus Prime Contest Student Videos “NASA has opened online voting for the agency’s OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Award student video contest. The public is invited […]
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Crowdsourcing Astronomical Definitions
What is a Galaxy? Cast Your Vote Here “Our aim here is to promote further discussion of how to define a galaxy and, in particular, what separates it from a […]
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Gabrielle Giffords Earth and Space Leadership Fund Established
Gabrielle Giffords Earth and Space Leadership Fund: Support future leaders in Earth and Space Sciences, Engineering and Policy. “To honor the victims of the recent tragedy in Tucson and their […]