Join Challenger Center for Space Science Education on Tuesday, June 21st, 2011, 1:00pm (Eastern Time) for a live interactive webcast with former NASA astronaut, Bob Crippen. This is part of an exciting series of interactive webcasts celebrating the 25th anniversary of Challenger Center’s educational programs. Each month during the 25th anniversary year, Challenger Center will feature an astronaut as guest of a live webcast, with an opportunity for the public to ask questions. Mr. Crippen will give a presentation and answer questions during the live webcast. No registration is required and the webcast is free. To join the webcast, visit http://webcast.challenger.org.

You may submit questions at http://www.challenger.org/25, email to 25@challenger.org, or use the instant message feature during the live webcast. A new web environment will open on your computer with a chat interface to answer questions.

June Featured Astronaut Background: Bob Crippen

Mr. Crippen, retired U.S. Navy Captain, became a NASA astronaut in September 1969. He was a member of the astronaut support crew for the Skylab 2, 3, and 4 missions and for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission. Mr. Crippen was the pilot of the first orbital test flight of the Shuttle program (STS-1, April 12-14, 1981) and was the commander of three additional shuttle flights: STS-7, June 18-24, 1983; STS-41C, April 6-13, 1984; and STS-41G, October 6-13, 1984. Mr. Crippen served as Director, Space Shuttle, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. and as the director of NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center. Under Mr. Crippen’s leadership, the center processed, safely launched, and recovered 22 Space Shuttle Missions. After serving as Vice President with Lockheed Martin Information Systems, Mr. Crippen became President of Thiokol Propulsion.

About Challenger Center for Space Science Education

Using space exploration as a theme and simulations as a vehicle, Challenger Center for Space Science Education and its international network of 48 Challenger Learning Centers create positive educational experiences that raise students’ expectations of success, fosters a long-term interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and inspires students to pursue studies and careers in these areas. Challenger Center’s network of Challenger Learning Centers across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and South Korea reach more than 400,000 students each year through simulated space missions and educational programs, and engage over 40,000 educators through missions, teacher workshops and other programs. To learn more about Challenger Center for Space Science Education, visit www.challenger.org.

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