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Merry Christmas! Speaking as the founder of our form of simulator based experiential education, I want to wish the staff and volunteers of the Christa McAuliffe Space Center, The Space Place at Renaissance Academy, American Heritage Space Center, Telos Discovery Space Center, and The Lions Gate Space Center at Lakeview Academy along with our Voyagers, Young Astronauts, loyal Troubadours, and our good friends at InfiniD a very merry Christmas! And let's not forget to send our Season's Greetings to our great friends at Dream Flight Adventures.  I know the many simulators are enjoying a well-needed rest. Each one parked, snoozing, and waiting to be woken by a flight director at the beginning of the `Long Stretch' to Spring Vacation. The Long Dreaded Stretch That Lies Ahead This 'Long, Dreaded, Stretch', is the time of the school year only understood by the educational community and students. This desert of time runs from January to April. Its landscape is marked by a f...

Time to enjoy the Christmas Break! I found this little gem on YouTube.  It is a short sci-fi adventure produced and directed by Warren Nuila.  Warren was one of our top volunteers around 15 years ago. He rose through the ranks to earn his Blue Shirt and a pay check.   Warren got a few of his friends together to make this short film. It was shot in the original Galileo simulator (1998 - 2009), and the USS Voyager.  Of course you'll see parts of Central Elementary School as well.  Take 9 minutes of your precious holiday time and watch. See if you can recognize where every scene was filmed.  Take a moment to appreciate how the Galileo changed over the years from number 1 to the present ship at the new Christa McAuliffe Space Center.    A High School Birthday Party on the USS Voyager.  April 2005.   The starship simulators have always been a fun place for private parties.  Today we will take a trip in The Troubadour's Way Back...

     Today we offer a few pictures illustrating the work being done on The Space Place's Nighthawk Starship Simulator.  Megan Warner and Matt Long removed the Nighthawk several months ago from Renaissance Academy to Enigma's large warehouse where the renovations are being carried out.  Megan works on the ship whenever she has a few minutes between her normal duties at Enigma      The Nighthawk will return to Renaissance Academy when the work is complete to resume its normal flight operations for the school's Young Astronauts / Voyager Club and public missions.    Imaginarium Theater The Best Videos From Around the World Edited for a Gentler Audience  

Mission Mobile at Explore Children's Museum        Mission Mobile uses Dreamflight Adventures simulator software and missions along with unique programs of its own.  Gary and Sarah Gardiner founded Dreamflight Adventures.  Gary's multiple trips to the Christa McAuliffe Space Education Center as a young camper years ago was his inspiration to create Dreamflight Adventures.  That inspiration has led to multiple simulators east of the Mississippi River all of which can trace their ancestry back to the first starship, the USS Voyager in Pleasant Grove.      Facts about the Mission Mobile program are listed below. Mission Mobile Partnering Schools and Organizations in the Washington DC Area Barnard Elementary School C.W. Harris Elementary School DC Parks and Recreation Summer Camps DCPS Summer Enrichment Program Dep. of Ed., Office of Education Technology The Field School Friendship Public Charter School (Chamberlain Campus) Garfiel...