Key Voyage team members are listed on the pages in this section. Also below is a history of organizational involvement in the Voyage program.

• Key Team Members, Phase 1 (1993-96; 1998-2001)—Exhibition on the National Mall
  Tasks: Voyage exhibition feasibility studies; design; assessment; fabrication; approval for the National Mall; and installation, October 17, 2001.

• Key Team Members, Phase II (2002- Present)—Education Materials Development
  Tasks: Ongoing Development of: Grade K-13 Classroom-based Lessons; Family/Home Activities; and Inquiry-Based Activities for use at an Exhibition Site.

• Current Team Members, Phase III (2006- Present)—Exhibition Replication
  Tasks: Exhibition Replication, Voyage Community Network Development and Support, and National Mall Exhibition Preservation

The Voyage exhibition feasibility studies, preliminary design studies, and visitor pre-knowledge assessment, were undertaken by the staff of the Laboratory for Astrophysics at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum (NASM) 1993-96. These activities included full definition of exhibition objectives and fundamental design parameters, development of preliminary design sketches, prototyping and assessment of storyboards, and completion of the formal approval process at NASM through the Museum’s Exhibits Committee. These activities were underwritten by NASM funds, internal Smithsonian competitive grants, and NASA IDEAS grant ED-90028.02-94A.

In October 1996, education programs of the Laboratory for Astrophysics, including Voyage, were moved to the Challenger Center for Space Science Education (CCSSE) as a result of a Reduction in Force at NASM. The programs moved with Principal Investigator J. Goldstein, together with grant funds and program staff. The Voyage program was then undertaken as a CCSSE-led initiative, 1998-2001, in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution and NASA. During this period, activities at CCSSE, the Smithsonian, NASA Headquarters, and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center were underwritten by: NASA Headquarters’ Office of Space Science and Education Division through NASA grant NAG5-6786; significant internal funding from the Smithsonian Institution’s Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES); and NASA internal funds. Activities included final design development, formative assessment of design mockups, and fabrication and installation of the Mall exhibition.

In 2005, all education programs, staff, and funding associated with CCSSE’s Space Science Education and Research department were transferred to the Universities Space Research Association to form the new National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE). This action was undertaken to ensure continuation of programs in light of a change in strategic direction at Challenger Center. Voyage was one of the programs transferred.

The Voyage education materials that are currently available were created at CCSSE and revised at NCESSE. These materials were fully funded through NASA grants NAG5-12219 and NNG04GJ52G (an extension of grant NAG5-7764), which were novated from Challenger Center to NCESSE, and now support NCESSE’s Journey through the Universe program through May 2007.

NCESSE oversees the installation of exhibition replicas in communities internationally, and the development of, and ongoing support for, a network of Voyage Communities. NCESSE is also committed to ongoing Voyage educational materials development in support of the Voyage Community Network.