Challenger Space Center Celebrates Holidays with Special Matinees

Challenger Space Center Hosts Special Matinee Performances of its Simulated Mission Program

Peoria, AZ – The Challenger Space Center is celebrating the holidays by holding a number of special matinee performances of its popular simulated space mission program.

The matinees give people a chance to experience a NASA-like mission including being a part of the mission control team and the crew aboard the center’s simulated International Space Station.

The Challenger Space Center’s Technology Flight Deck features over $1 million in technology, including a Mission Control room designed after Johnson Space Center; the Spacecraft, designed to simulate a room onboard the International Space Station (ISS); and the ESTM, or Earth Space Transit Module, which transports crew members up to dock with the ISS so they can live and work in space.

“Our mission simulations are a great way to get a glimpse of what life could be like in space,” said Mary Lynn Kelly, executive director of the CSC. “They are very popular and offer a great way for the family to enjoy spending time together.”

Cost for each participant is $17.50 per person; $15 for students and seniors. The two-hour mission is not recommended for children ages 8 and under, and children in third and fourth grades must be accompanied by an adult. Reservations are required.

The schedule is as follows:

• Mon., Dec. 21, 1 p.m., Rendezvous with a Comet
• Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1 p.m., Voyage to Mars
• Wed., Dec. 23, 1 p.m., Rendezvous with a Comet
• Sat., Dec. 26, 10:30 a.m. & 1 p.m., Rendezvous with a Comet
• Mon., Dec. 28, 1 p.m., Rendezvous with a Comet
• Tues. Dec. 29, 1 p.m., Voyage to Mars,
• Sat., Jan. 2, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., Rendezvous with a Comet

The Challenger Space Center is located at 21170 N. 83rd Ave., conveniently located just off Hwy 101 and Union Hills exit.

Published on behalf of the Challenger Space Center
The Challenger Space Center is a world-class educational facility located in Peoria, Arizona that inspires visitors of all ages to develop a lifelong interest in math, science, technology and space travel. The center’s mission is to inspire, excite and educate people of all ages about the mysteries and wonders of space, science and the universe in which we live.  For more information, call 623-322.2001 or log on to www.azchallenger.org.

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