NDSU Extension, along with the North Dakota 4-H Foundation and University of North Dakota School of Aerospace Sciences, will host the 2012 4-H Aerospace Event at the University of North Dakota School of Aerospace Sciences in Grand Forks, N.D., on April 29-30 for youth 12 to 15 years of age. They do not have to be 4-H members to participate.

Participants will:

• Learn the basics of aircraft structure, navigation, aerodynamics and air traffic control,
• Discover careers in aerospace science,
• Take the controls in a digital aircraft simulator,
• Attend a radio-controlled plane presentation,
• Tour the University of North Dakota Aerospace facility and
• Build and launch rockets.

The registration deadline was April 9. For more information, visit the NDSU Center for 4-H Youth Development website at www.ndsu.edu/4h.

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