Challenger Center Founder Speaks At LSU Risk And Exploration Symposium | Aero-News Network
Aero-News Network
RSS icon RSS feed
podcast icon MP3 podcast
Subscribe Aero-News e-mail Newsletter Subscribe

Airborne Unlimited -- Most Recent Daily Episodes

Episode Date

Airborne-Monday

Airborne-Tuesday

Airborne-Wednesday Airborne-Thursday

Airborne-Friday

Airborne On YouTube

Airborne-Unlimited-05.13.24

Airborne-NextGen-05.14.24

Airborne-Unlimited-05.15.24 Airborne-AffordableFlyers-05.16.24

Airborne-Unlimited-05.17.24

Thu, Nov 01, 2007

Challenger Center Founder Speaks At LSU Risk And Exploration Symposium

Astronaut's Widow Says Risk Is Worth The Rewards

Exploration reaps benefits for all involved -- whether they go on the trip or stay at home. Yet there are risks inherent in all forms of exploration that accompany these benefits. You could argue no one knows this better than June Scobee Rodgers, founding Chairman of the Challenger Center for Space Education... and widow of STS-51L commander Dick Scobee, who along with six other spacefarers perished in the January 28, 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.

Rodgers related her experiences at a symposium held last weekend at Louisiana State University titled "Risk and Exploration: Earth as a Classroom." The Challenger Center for Space Science Education was one of the organizational sponsors of this event.

The event was targeted toward space, oceanic and terrestrial explorers, as well as others who encounter risk in their daily lives, including entrepreneurs, firefighters, and police. The event provided a forum for the discussion of various risk-taking philosophies, with the hope that such groups will gain a greater appreciation for the similarities and differences of their respective activities.

Along with the families of the crew of Challenger, Rodgers has sought to bring the dreams that motivated Dick Scobee and his crew to a new generation of students. In the past 20 years hundreds of thousands of students have had a chance to see what it is like to work on space missions and improve their math and science skills through simulated missions at Challenger Centers across the US, Canada, Europe and Asia.

Two decades of hard work came full circle this past summer when Educator Astronaut Barbara Morgan flew on a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station and completed the teaching mission begun by Christa McAuliffe 21 years ago.

"Risk and Exploration" was held on the LSU campus with the generous financial sponsorship of the Northrop Grumman Corporation. A check for $100,000 was presented to LSU Chancellor Sean O'Keefe by Northrop Grumman at the opening session of this conference.

Among the featured speakers were Apollo 8 Astronaut William Anders, former NASA Administrator and LSU Chancellor Sean O'Keefe, noted mountaineer and author Kenneth Kammler, legendary explorer Jim Fowler, X Prize founder Peter Diamandis, and CNN anchor Miles O'Brien.

The event was also supported by financial contributions by Aerojet Corporation and by four organizations devoted to learning and exploration: The Explorers Club, the Association of Space Explorers, the Challenger Center for Space Science Education, and the Space Generation Advisory Council.

FMI: www.riskexplore2007.com, www.challenger.org

Advertisement

More News

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.16.24): Instrument Runway

Instrument Runway A runway equipped with electronic and visual navigation aids for which a precision or nonprecision approach procedure having straight-in landing minimums has been>[...]

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.16.24)

Aero Linx: Alaska Airmen's Association The Alaska Airmen's Association includes over 2,000 members—we are one of the largest General Aviation communities in the country. We s>[...]

Airborne 05.15.24: Ghost Sq MidAir, B-2 Junked, Dream Chaser Readies

Also: Flt School Security, G600 Steep-Approach, Honduran Aid, PW545D Cert Two aircraft performing at the Fort Lauderdale Air Show clipped wings during a routine last Sunday, spooki>[...]

Airborne 05.10.24: Icon Auction, Drunk MedEvac Pilot, Bell ALFA

Also: SkyReach Parts Support, Piper Service Ctr, Airliner Near-Miss, Airshow London The Judge overseeing Icon's convoluted Chapter 11 process has approved $9 million in Chapter 11 >[...]

Airborne Affordable Flyers 05.16.24: PRA Runway, Wag-Aero Sold, Young Eagles

Also: Paramotor Champ's, Electric Ultralight, ICON BK Update, Burt Rutan at Oshkosh! The Popular Rotorcraft Association is reaching out for help in rebuilding their private runway >[...]

blog comments powered by Disqus



Advertisement

Advertisement

Podcasts

Advertisement

© 2007 - 2024 Web Development & Design by Pauli Systems, LC