The Challenger Learning Center at Prairie Aviation Museum is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 educational organization offering an interactive simulated space science experience for students, public and corporate groups.

Each of the almost 50 centers world-wide are chartered through the Challenger Center for Space Science Education, founded in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1986 by the families of the seven astronauts tragically lost during the STS 51-L Challenger space shuttle mission.

Through scheduled team missions, the Challenger Learning Center promotes leadership, communications, problem-solving and critical thinking skills while supporting our country's goals of improving science, math and technology education.