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What is the Challenger Learning Center?
Challenger Learning Centers allow students to experience fully interactive space missions in a completely immersive Mission Control and Spacecraft. Led by our Flight Directors, 5th-8th grade students work virtually with their classmates to problem solve during these online space missions.
When was Challenger established?
Space Shuttle Challenger
| Challenger | |
|---|---|
| Dry mass | 80,600 kilograms (177,700 pounds) |
| Flight history | |
| First flight | STS-6 April 4–9, 1983 |
| Last flight | STS-51-L January 28, 1986 |
What is the Challenger program?
The Challenger Program is a formally federally funded “Student Support Services” TRIO Project funded by the Department of Education. Student participants come from an array of backgrounds that cut across all ethnic/racial, gender, and socio-economic boundaries.
How high did the Challenger get before it explodes?
46,000 feet
Mission Control told Scobee, “Challenger, go with throttle up,” and seconds later the vehicle disappeared in an explosion just 73 seconds after liftoff, at an altitude of 14,000 metres (46,000 feet). Tapes salvaged from the wreckage showed that the instant before breakup Smith said “Uh-oh,” but nothing else was heard.
Where is the Challenger Center?
Challenger Center for Space Science Education is a United States 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, DC.
What is another word for Challenger?
What is another word for challenger?
| adversary | contender |
|---|---|
| opponent | rival |
| competitor | contestant |
| combatant | corrival |
| competition | defier |
Did families of Challenger sue NASA?
After the 1986 Challenger disaster, four families of the seven astronauts killed reached out-of-court settlements with the Justice Department for a total of $7.7 million. The wife of Challenger pilot Michael Smith sued NASA in 1987.
What was the teacher’s name on the Challenger?
The explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986 that killed high school teacher Christa McAuliffe and six other crew members was one of those tragedies where everyone seems to remember where they were when they learned about it.
Which is faster Ford Mustang or Dodge Challenger?
Is a Mustang faster than a Dodge Challenger? The base-model Mustang EcoBoost can reach 60 mph in 5.3 seconds, MotorTrend reports. Though that’s faster than the Challenger’s base offering, the two optional engines are more satisfying. The Mustang GT can go from 0 to 60 mph in as little as 3.9 seconds.
Is Camaro better or Challenger?
2020 Chevrolet Camaro Engines The base turbocharged 4-cylinder in the Camaro is more efficient than the base V6 in the Challenger while offering less horsepower and more torque. If you upgrade to the V6 in the Camaro, you get better performance numbers than the Challenger’s V6 with almost identical fuel economy.