Challenger Center for Space Science Education
Challenger Center for Space Science Education is a nonprofit educational organization with its headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, and an international network of Challenger Learning Centers. The organization was founded in April 1986 by the families of the astronauts who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986.
The logo of Challenger Center is a space shuttle lifting off. The blue ball and white outline represents the Earth and its atmosphere. The seven stars represent the seven astronauts who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. The logo is modified slightly for each center.
Locations
Challenger Learning Centers are located at: Learning Centers Interactive Map
United States
- Kenai AK - Challenger Learning Center of Alaska
- Birmingham AL - Challenger Learning Center at McWane Science Center
- Peoria AZ - Challenger Space Center
- Atwater CA - Challenger Learning Center of the San Joaquin Valley
- Downey CA - Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center
- Oakland CA - Chabot Space and Science Center
- Sacramento CA - Challenger Learning Center
- San Diego CA - Nierman Challenger Learning Center
- Colorado Springs, Colorado - Challenger Learning Center of Colorado Springs
- Bridgeport CT - Challenger Learning Center at Discovery_Museum_and_Planetarium|The Discovery Museum
- Jacksonville, Florida - Challenger Learning Center at Kirby Smith Middle School
- Tallahassee, Florida - Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee
- Tampa FL - Verizon Challenger Learning Center
- Columbus, Georgia - Challenger Learning Center
- Kapolei HI - Challenger Learning Center
- Normal, IL - Challenger Learning Center of Central Illinois
- Woodstock IL - Challenger Learning Center for Science & Technology
- Brownsburg IN - Brownsburg Challenger Learning Center
- Hammond IN - Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana
- Indianapolis IN - Indianapolis Challenger Learning Center
- Hazard KY - Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky
- Paducah KY - Challenger Learning Center at Paducah
- Framingham MA - McAuliffe Challenger Center
- Lanham MD - Challenger Learning Center at Howard B. Owens Science Center
- Bangor ME - Challenger Learning Center of Maine
- Kalamazoo MI - Challenger Learning Center
- Kansas City MO - Challenger Learning Center
- St. Louis MO - Challenger Learning Center—St. Louis
- Paramus NJ - Buehler Challenger & Science Center
- Albuquerque, NM - Challenger Learning Center of New Mexico - Unser Discovery Campus
- New York, NY - The NYC Center for Space Science Education
- Olean, NY - Challenger Learning Center of the Twin Tier Region, Inc.
- Rochester NY - The Challenger Learning Center of Greater Rochester
- Suffern NY - Town of Ramapo Challenger Learning Center
- Dayton OH - Challenger Learning Center of Greater Dayton
- Oregon OH - Challenger Learning Center of Lucas County
- Columbia SC - Challenger Learning Center
- Chattanooga, TN - Challenger Learning Center at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- Houston TX - Challenger Learning Center
- Needville TX - Challenger Learning Center George Observatory
- San Benito TX - Challenger Learning Center of the Rio Grande Valley
- Richmond VA - The MathScience Innovation Center
- Seattle WA - Challenger Learning Center Museum of Flight
- Wheeling, WV - Challenger Learning Center at Wheeling Jesuit University
International
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