The Challenger Learning Center at the Discovery Museum is a living testimony to the dream of the Challenger astronauts. When the crew of the Challenger space shuttle flight 51-L perished in 1986, they were on a pioneering mission to extend the boundaries of human knowledge. The crew's mission of education continues through the students who visit the Challenger Learning Center.

What is a Challenger Learning Center?
The Challenger Learning Center at the Discovery Museum is part of an internationally acclaimed Network located at 52 sites, 49 in the U.S., two in Canada, and one in the United Kingdom. Challenger uses state-of-the-art, innovative educational simulators. At the core of each Center is a two-room simulator, consisting of a Space Station and Mission Control. Students become astronauts, engineers, and scientists in order to complete their mission. The crew uses navigational skills, builds a probe, and works at various stations including life support, robotics, and communication.

All of the programs conducted at the Challenger Learning Centers utilize the same exceptional educational model that emphasizes educational content, cooperative learning, problem-solving, and responsible decision-making.

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