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  Girls Engineering Event at the Cosmosphere

  July 21, 2017

  On Saturday, August 12, girls ages eight to 18 are invited to a “Dream Big: Girls Day Out” at the Cosmosphere.  The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will offer girls several exciting engineering-themed activities and presentations.  

  Participants will have the opportunity to see and sit in a Perlan 2 stratospheric glider cockpit, meet members of its flight team and skype with the team’s female chief meteorologist.  Also, attendees will see the engineering documentary Dream Big: Engineering Our World, eat lunch and mingle with female engineers and hear a number of educational presentations about engineering, student science and life in the stratosphere. 

  Girls and their guest can register for the event by calling 620.665.9304.  Cost to participate is $10 per person and does include lunch.  Participation is limited, so don’t miss this unique opportunity.