http://www.PR.com/ Latest news releases from PR.com for Challenger Center for Space Science Education. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:56:56 -0500 © 2012 PR Worldwide, Inc. 60 en-us http://www.PR.com/images/logo_white.jpg http://www.PR.com/ 68 69 PR.com provides Free Press Release Distribution, & is a unique Directory of Businesses, Products, Services, & Jobs - in all industries. Find Full Company Profiles. http://www.pr.com/press-release/204527 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:00:00 -0500 A piece of the Moon collected during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 will have a new home on the International Space Station, along with a rock from the summit of Mt. Everest. Former astronaut and Challenger Center for Space Science Education Board Member Scott Parazynski, MD, presented both rocks to NASA during a January 6 event at Space Center Houston. Parazynski carried the Moon rock with him when he became the first [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/204527 Challenger Center for Space Science Education http://www.pr.com/press-release/204528 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:00:00 -0500 Science and Teacher Mentor Awards also announced at White House Event. President Barack Obama announced new funding for the “Educate to Innovate” program during a White House event on January 6 that also honored educators from across the country for excellence in mathematics and science teaching and mentoring. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/204528 Challenger Center for Space Science Education http://www.pr.com/press-release/204529 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:00:00 -0500 Remarks made during keynote address at American Astronomical Society Meeting: NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, Jr. stressed the importance of inspirational space exploration missions and education during his keynote address at the American Astronomical Society’s national meeting in Washington, DC on January 6. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/204529 Challenger Center for Space Science Education http://www.pr.com/press-release/195250 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500 Join Challenger Center for Space Science Education for a live interactive webcast, Thursday December 10th at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time with John Ristvey, Principal Consultant for Education and Public Outreach for NASA’s Dawn, Stardust NExT, and EPOXI missions. The interactive webcast is free and open to the public, and it will be broadcast live at www.challenger.org. Ristvey will take questions from [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/195250 Challenger Center for Space Science Education http://www.pr.com/press-release/195251 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500 Today at The White House, President Barack Obama launched the "Educate to Innovate" campaign to improve the participation and performance of America's students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). According to The White House, the campaign "will include efforts not only from the Federal Government but also from leading companies, foundations, nonprofits, and science and engineering [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/195251 Challenger Center for Space Science Education http://www.pr.com/press-release/192490 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500 Challenger Center for Space Science Education announced today that former astronaut Scott Parazynski, MD has been named Chair-Elect of its Board of Directors. He will assume the role of the Chair of the Board in November 2010, succeeding Former Astronaut William F. Readdy. "Scott is a top-notch leader and manager with a passion for education, and I look forward to working with him this year as he transitions to his [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/192490 Challenger Center for Space Science Education http://www.pr.com/press-release/191151 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500 Miles O'Brien, a member of Challenger Center for Space Science Education's Board of Directors, has been appointed to the NASA Advisory Council, and will lead the Education and Public Outreach Committee. O'Brien is a 26-year broadcast news veteran who has successfully melded a talent for telling complex stories in accessible terms with a lifelong passion for aviation, space and technology. Based in New York City, he owns [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/191151 Challenger Center for Space Science Education http://www.pr.com/press-release/188114 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:00:00 -0400 Challenger Center for Space Science Education has received a three-year $564,000 climate education grant from NASA to enhance learning through the use of NASA's Earth Science resources. 15 organizations were selected from more than a hundred applications, and include colleges and universities, nonprofit groups, museums, science centers and a school district. The winning proposals illustrate innovative approaches to using [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/188114 Challenger Center for Space Science Education http://www.pr.com/press-release/188116 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:00:00 -0400 The Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center opens today in Downey, California. The facility is a memorial to the crews of both the space shuttle Columbia, lost in 2003, and Challenger, lost in 1986. Among the Center's diverse program offerings will be a Challenger Learning Center, where students will fly simulated space missions. Students work in teams in a mission control room patterned after the NASA facility [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/188116 Challenger Center for Space Science Education http://www.pr.com/press-release/184223 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:00:00 -0400 Join Challenger Center for Space Science Education for a live interactive webcast, October 21 at 12:00pm ET with Brian Campbell and Paul Przyborski from NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center to learn about the Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA) project and their fascinating Antarctic Mysteries. The interactive webcast is free and open to the public, and it will be broadcast live at www.challenger.org. The Landsat Image [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/184223 Challenger Center for Space Science Education http://www.pr.com/press-release/178543 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:00:00 -0400 Astronauts and Aerospace Engineer Join Board of Directors for Three-Year Term. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/178543 Challenger Center for Space Science Education