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SIMULATOR AND OTHER
ON-SITE MISSIONS
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The Challenger Learning Center of Colorado serves a broad variety of audiences at our Northeast Colorado Springs facility:
If you have questions or want to reserve your spot in our launch schedule, please contact our registrar.
Listed by program and age group, here are the options for live, interactive programs at CLCC:
Gemini Adventure -- Kindergarten
In the Gemini Space Adventure program, students will learn about why we have day and night, the sun the moon and its phases. They will participate in five hands-on centers: Moonlight Madness, Sunny Day, One Small Step, Countdown to Concentration, and Trip Through the Transporter.
Voyager I -- Grade 1
During the Voyager I program, students learn about the solar system and enjoy five hand-on centers, including: Perfect Planetary Experiments, Sweet! It’s the Solar System, Planet Twister, Cosmic Computers, and Trip Through the Transporter.
Voyager II -- Grade 2
Voyager II is a packed, two-hour program that tests students’ skills--do they have "the right stuff"? They will build an edible space vehicle based on specific criteria to be met before they snack; they will prove they have "the right stuff" with astronaut exercises; they will explore the propulsion of flight; and they will become math wizards. A visit to the transporter will round out their adventures.
Voyager III -- Grade 3
In this hands-on and minds-on program, students learn about the different states of matter, test for carbon dioxide, create a 3-D constellation, measure planet sizes and distance, and discover what pixels are and how cameras take pictures of distant objects.
Return to the Moon -- Grade 4 to adult
The year is 2025. For the first time since the last Apollo mission in 1972, humanity returns to the Moon to establish a permanent lunar base to make lunar observations, study the feasibility for developing a self-sustaining off-planet settlement, and create a stepping stone for human planetary exploration.
Rendezvous with a Comet -- Grade 6 to adult
Participants become a team of scientists and engineers acting as astronauts and mission controllers on a daring exploration of comets. Their goal is to plot a rendezvous course with a comet, launch a probe and collect scientific data. What first apears to be a routine mission comes with surprises and emergencies.
Voyage to Mars -- Grade 8 to adult
In the year 2076 the latest human crew enters Martian orbit, arriving from Earth on the Mars Transport Vehicle. The new crew is specially trained to replace the existing crew of astronauts as they continue their scientific explorations while overcoming emergencies and environmental variables.
For students and adults getting ready for the workplace, knowledge, experience and comfort in presenting themselves, both in writing and face-to-face, are skills vital to life and career successes. The unique training process and space mission simulations at the Challenger Learning Center of Colorado (CLCC) help students build confidence in themselves and a richer understanding of skills necessary for success in today’s workforce: Communication, Interviewing, Job applications, Résumé writing, Self-assessment, Self-presentation, Social interaction and Teamwork.
“Best Corporate Retreat” -- Colorado Springs Gazette
The Challenger Learning Center of Colorado invites you to rendezvous with your future. In the Center’s space-based scenarios and environments, corporate teambuilding is all about unique hands-on experiences that produce new perspectives and long-term benefits. Top-flight leadership consultants launch your pre-mission instruction with powerful organizational assessment tools and mission briefings. Then, ready for flight, apply that training to the excitement of a space mission simulation. CLCC’s customized Corporate Training Missions are available for companies and organizations of all sizes.