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Sun, Nov 22, 2009

Challenger Center Awarded NASA Grant For Education And Public Outreach

New Space Weather Team To Be Added To Missions

Challenger Center for Space Science Education has received a $274,000 grant from NASA for education and public outreach in Earth and space science. The award is designed for the development of a Space Weather team to enhance the network of 47 Challenger Learning Centers' signature simulated spaceflight missions. Space Weather is the study of how the Sun influences the Earth and near-Earth space, its impact on the performance of space and ground-based systems, and on human life and health.

A team from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center will assist Challenger Center in the development of activities for the new Space Weather team that will be integrated into the different space simulations that are currently run in a Challenger Learning Center. The Goddard team will also support training for Challenger Learning Center educators in the use of NASA's Space Weather Action Center classroom resources. Challenger Learning Centers around the world reach more than 400,000 students annually through four simulated space missions - Encounter Earth, Return to the Moon, Voyage to Mars and Rendezvous with a Comet.

Mary Liscombe, Director of the Christa McAuliffe Center at Framingham State College, and a partner in the proposal, said, "We are looking forward to working on the development of the new Space Weather team, based on our prototype, for dissemination through out the Challenger Learning Center network. We welcome the opportunity to assist NASA in the training of our world-class Challenger Learning Center educators in this important field of space science".

FMI: www.challenger.org

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