*This Museum IS NOT Participating in Museum Day 2011*
Smithsonian Affiliate Museum
21170 N. 83rd Ave
Peoria, AZ 85382
623-322-2001
Challenger Space Center Website »
Challenger Space Center is an interactive space experience for families. Guided tours showcase flight, exploration and the universe. Models chronicle NASA's space programs including Challenger. Take a simulated Voyage To Mars. Be a part of Mission Control and the International Space Station. Summer camps and corporate teambuilding also available.
Astronaut autographed memorbelia from various missions, "My Solar System" grab a planet, 4-story "Tour of the Universe" mural by artist Robert McCall, meteorites, HAM the first monkey in space, 5-foot model of Atlantis orbiter, memorial portrait of Christa McAuliffe by Peter Tria. www.challenger.org.
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