atmosphere, engage in wind-tunnel testing, and compare the weight of metal and composite airplane parts. Models of spacecraft and satellites and an actual jet-pack are among the items featured in display cases. At the same time young Aydan Blakeley was contemplating his future as a space traveler, an actual NASA astronaut, Randy Bresnik, was one floor directly below him and the new Boeing exhibit, on stage regaling a Smithsonian audience with his experiences in orbit. He acknowledged that an interactive approach brought by an elaborate exhibit such as Above and Beyond was a logical way to spawn the next astronauts. “My 9-year-old son designs and builds things,” Bresnik said. “Anything that puts that into reality, such as participating in a simulator, is a good thing.” n DANIE L.W.RALEY @BOEING .CO M For more on the Above and Beyond exhibit, and where and when it will be displayed, visit boeing.com/boeing100. Photos: (Left) NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik responds to a question from a young audience member at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. (Above) Andrew Adamson, foreground left, a facilities analyst for Boeing Site Services in Arlington, Va., and his daughter, Ava, give their full attention to an exhibit station while Adamson’s son, Jack, left, tries his hand at another. Sbeeempt r 2015 21
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