The building, located on PARI’s campus in Transylvania County near Rosman, offers raised-floor classrooms and meeting space for education camps, meetings and retreats, as well as an archive of astronomic photographs. Its newly constructed cabins, Gemini and Apollo, each contain four rooms that sleep up to eight people in each room, and are built using timber that was cut to make way for the cabins. 

“The educational spaces at The Learning Center are a direct result of our strong desire to offer an environment where campers, higher education faculty, staff, students, teachers and community members can work in a collaborative environment to create rich, engaged learning and teaching experiences,” added Learning Center Director, John Holloway. “We are excited and honored to have the opportunity to breath new life into this historic, storied building from the NASA era.”

The building was originally constructed in the 1960s during the space race, with NASA using the location to track satellites. The reimagined environment revitalizes the same location NASA used during its tracking missions. 

For information on event packages, special groups, pricing and availability, call 828.862.5554.