1st Ascension Island Scout Group

The NASA Site - Challenger Outward Bound Centre

Below is the ex-NASA tracking station located near "Devils Ashpit". The Americans kindly left the building for the 1^st Ascension Island Scout Group when NASA left the island in 1990 (See links at bottom of this page for more history). The building has enough room to sleep 75-80 persons and is used as a weekend centre by the Scout Group.

The Challenger Outward Bound Centre

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The Front Door protected by cannons!

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As well as staying in the building, we sometimes have cycle
rides to it from Georgetown (a 10 mile ride).

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This large hall is now used as a large games room and also for the occasional disco. This main area was originally used by NASA as the Operations Floor. It was packed with various computers (large main-frame), communications consoles, tracking and data relay consoles, and specific telemetry spacecraft consoles. The bedrooms (not shown) sleep about six to a room).

This is the kitchen. The large cupboard at the back, with pigeon holes, was used by NASA for the mail, but now makes a good saucepan stand!

This picture is in the entrance way to the building. It was made for a 4th of July celebration parade, whilst the NASA personnel were stationed on the island.

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