NASA

The NASA Langley's Center for Distance Learning draws on NASA's extensive resources to develop educational programs that raise the public's awareness of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and their relation to our everyday world. The Mad Science Group is the world's leading provider of science enrichment programs for elementary school-aged children. Mad Science is on a mission to spark the imagination of children everywhere with programs that instill a clear understanding of what science is really about and how it affects the world around us. Working together with common goals, Mad Science and the NASA Langley Center for Distance Learning have created the NASA Academy of Future Space Explorers, an unparalleled after-school program experience that brings the excitement and wonder of NASA's activities directly to children.

We are so excited about working with Mad Science. Like us, Mad Science is on a mission to spark the imagination and curiosity of children everywhere. By providing [children] with fun, interactive and challenging educational programs, Mad Science instills a clear understanding what science is really about, and how it affects our lives every day. Mad Science and the NASA Langley Center for Distance Learning [are] working together to inspire the next generation of explorers.

Jennifer Pulley,
Host of NASA Connect
NASA Langley Center for Distance Learning

Kennedy Space Center

Mad Science has partnered with the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Cape Canaveral, Florida, to create a live-action production, Mad Mission to Mars: 2025. Incorporating 3D character animation, audience interaction, Mad Science-brand fun learning and a complete range of sound, lighting and special effects, Mad Mission to Mars was introduced to the Centers visitors in May 2001. The show was an instant success, playing to capacity crowds throughout the summer. The show currently plays at a specially constructed permanent venue complete with a Mad Science themed front entrance to the theater.

Mad Mission To Mars: 2025 visited over 30 cities in the summer of 2003, and was sold out for the entirety of 2004. This year, Mad Sciences various traveling stage productions entertained over 1 million people!

Our primary mission at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is to tell the NASA story and to inspire people of all ages to support the exploration of space. Mad Science helps us to inspire young people and their families in a more interactive, engaging and entertaining way than ever before. Were proud to offer our guests this high-quality, educational experience.
Rick Abramson,
Manager,
The Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex

Scholastic

Mad Science has forged a powerful relationship with Scholastic Inc., the worlds largest publisher and distributor of childrens books. The deal involves the creation of a 12-book series of Mad Science fictional novels for children. Over 1 million copies of the books have already been sold.

Scholastic distributed the series first through the Scholastic Book Club. After realizing the popularity of the series, Scholastic launched a retail distribution program supported by a national marketing campaign. Scholastics remarkable success in the school market and excellent reputation in the publishing industry was a perfect match for the Mad Science brand.

Each title in the Mad Science series represents an exciting mix of fantasy and science, and features main characters with the same energy and humor found in every Mad Science presentation. Set in a sixth-grade science lab, the novels focus on such themes as explosions, spy science, space, optical illusions and the science of sports.

Scholastic continues to introduce young people to the joys of reading with the successful Mad Science series of books, said Jean Feiwel, Sr. VP and Publisher of Scholastic. The exploits of Professor Von Offel and Ethan Flask have inspired kids to learn more about the world of science in a fun and educational way. We are committed to the Mad Science book series which we believe is an evergreen brand that will be around for a long time.
Jean Feiwel,
Senior Vice President and Publisher,
Scholastic