{"id":14160,"date":"2015-10-28T14:16:43","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T18:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=14160"},"modified":"2015-12-17T14:55:05","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T19:55:05","slug":"miss-tennessees-mission-to-mars-at-the-challenger-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2015\/10\/miss-tennessees-mission-to-mars-at-the-challenger-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss Tennessee\u2019s Mission to Mars at the Challenger Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

A group of middle school students had a special team member join their mission at the Challenger Center on October 13.<\/span><\/p>\n

Miss Tennessee 2015<\/span><\/a>, Hannah Robison, has made it her mission to promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education since she was crowned in June. Robison is a Chemistry major and has already helped launch STEM programs in several Tennessee counties this year. During her visit to UTC\u2019s<\/span> Challenger STEM Learning Center<\/span><\/a>, Robison joined a team of Middle School students from Nashville\u2019s Harding Academy as they launched their mission to Mars.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our Center is a member of the international network of learning centers founded by the families of the 1986 Challenger Crew. The Challenger Centers honor their memory by promoting STEM education through exciting, hands-on space simulations. These simulations include missions to the Moon, Mars, and a rendezvous with Comet Halley where the crew members are faced with the tasks of manning their shuttles, sending out probes to their prospective locations, and maneuvering safe landings.<\/span><\/p>\n