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The Christa McAuliffe Space Education Center (known as the McAuliffe Space Center or CMSEC), in Pleasant Grove, Utah, teaches school children about space and is visited by students from around the world.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Christa McAliffe Space Education Center - About )〕 It has a number of space flight simulators. The center, named for educator Christa McAuliffe, was started in 1990 by Victor Williamson, an educator at Central Elementary School.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Milken Educator Awards. 1998 Award Winner, Victor Williamson )〕 It is a building added onto Central Elementary.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Christa McAuliffe Center )〕 It aims to teach astronomy and social studies through the use of simulators; the first, ''Voyager'', proved itself popular. As the years passed, the demand for flights expanded and new ships were commissioned. As of a (press release ) on October 24, 2012, the space center was temporarily closed at Central Elementary.〔http://voyagerslog.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-school-district-has-released.html〕 The center was re-opened following several district-mandated upgrades, closures, and maintenance procedures in Spring 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Christa McAuliffe Space Education Center Reopens for Private Missions. )〕 The simulators employed by the center have included the following (In order of original construction): *The ''Voyager'' (1990) (Decommissioned 2012/13) The Voyager appears as the USS Enterprise-D. It held from nine to eleven people. *The ''Odyssey'' (1995) (Decommissioned 2012/13) The Odyssey's appearance was created by Paul S. Cargile, an independent sci-fi artist. It took the appearance of the (''Banzai''-class fighter ). It held six to eight people. *The ''Galileo'' (Original Mark-5: 1998, New Mark-6: 2009) The Galileo is a shuttlecraft. It differs from the other simulators because it can physically be seen from the outside. *The ''Magellan'' (Original Space Station: 1998, Renovated: 2006, Starship: 2012) The Magellan had the appearance of Deep Space 9. The Magellan has been transformed into a starship with the appearance of a Daedalus Class Starship from Stargate. The bridge crew can be anywhere from eleven to seventeen people. *The ''Falcon'' (2000) (Decommissioned) The Falcon showed students what space travel might be like in the future. *The ''Phoenix'' (2005) The Phoenix is a Defiant-Class escort, like DS9's USS Defiant. It is the Space Center's only battleship and most advanced simulator. It can hold five to six crew members. Each simulator also has its own plaque. The plaque displays the ship's names and other things about that specific simulator. Some are inside the simulator, and some of them are hidden out of plain sight. Most missions are based on, or at least contain aspects similar to the Star Trek universe. The Simulators themselves are replicas of Star Trek ships and various races (like the Romulans) are often involved in missions. The center, and its founder were honored in a ceremony in its 15th year by many individuals, including Gary Herbert, the Lieutenant Governor of Utah. At that time, with its five spaceship simulators, it was educating 16,000 students a year. The center's mission statement is ''A Utah Arts, Sciences, Technology Education Initiative. We Practice the Discipline of Wonder.'' 〔http://www.spacecamputah.org〕 == Teaching method == The Space Center uses it simulators in order to create interactive stories, usually applicable to historical events, in which the students are involved. Students also learn and apply different aspects of astronomy and science in missions. They get the chance to learn about black holes, nebulae, asteroids, planets, planetary systems, moons, and a variety of other phenomena.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Volunteers for Space )〕 Students who attended the Space Center 15 years ago are now pursuing fields in science, technology, space exploration, programming, and electrical engineering. Students at the local Brigham Young University have the opportunity to develop consoles and equipment for the Space Center; gadgets such as Tricorders, touch panel equipment, fiber optics systems, ships, and digital/analog control interfaces all help to give a more realistic effect to the experience. The center's staff hopes that its visitors are tomorrow's scientists.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Utah County children get space experience )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rocky Mountain fifth-graders blast off for annual space trip )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=School kids navigate through space )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christa McAuliffe Space Education Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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