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Friends of Challenger Learning Center Donor Levels

Name the Wyoming Flight Center    $1 million+
Name a Room$100,000 - $999,999
Columbia$50,000 - $99,000
Apollo$10,000 - $49,000
Gemini$5,000 - $9,999
Mercury$1,000 - $4,999
Saturn V$500 - $999
Astronaut$100 - $499
The Challenge for America

  • 17-20% of American's consider themselves scientifically literate
  • 47% of American Teens can't translate 9/10 into a percentage
  • US Students' average science scores lower than 16 OECD Countries. (USA Today 2007)
  • Average US Math scores finishing lower than 23 other industrialized nations.(USA Today 2007)
  • Average US 4th Grade math and science scores finishing no better than 12th against developing nations. (US Department of Education 2006)
  • On average India is producing 2.9 engineers for every 1 the US produces (US Department of Labor 2006)
  • "Silver Tsunami" 27% of America's engineers eligible to retire in 2008. (AIAA 2007)
  • 64% of America's Scientists and Engineers eligible to retire in 2011. (AIA 2008)
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