ATLANTIS ADVENTURE; BOEING WORKERS BRING DAUGHTERS, SONS TO JOB SITE.Byline: Romy Jacobson Daily News Staff Writer Space shuttle space shuttle, reusable U.S. space vehicle. Developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), it consists of a winged orbiter, two solid-rocket boosters, and an external tank. structure mechanic Glenn Walton used Thursday's visit by his 12-year-old son Glenn Jr. to show him how to read blueprints. The elder Walton normally works inside the shuttle shuttle: see loom. shuttle In the weaving of cloth, a spindle-shaped device used to carry the crosswise threads (weft) through the lengthwise threads (warp). Not all modern looms use a shuttle; shuttleless looms draw the weft from a nonmoving supply. , a restricted area. ``When I knew he was coming, I set up work that I could do without going into the ship,'' Walton said. The younger Walton, a sixth-grader at Cole Middle School, enjoyed visiting his father's work, even though he wants to be an NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= player when he grows up. ``I think it's great because I'm learning stuff like blueprints and brazing brazing, method of joining metal parts using nonferrous filler metals with high melting points such as copper, silver, and aluminum alloys. Brazing differs from soldering (see solder) by using a higher temperature; and unlike welding, the parts are not melted. ,'' the boy said. More than 160 youngsters visited Boeing's Reusable re·use tr.v. re·used, re·us·ing, re·us·es To use again, especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing. re·us Space Systems Orbiter Production and Modification Facility in conjunction with Take Our Daughters to Work Day, in which millions of girls - and boys - spend the day at work with their parents. Now in its sixth season, the program was founded by the Ms. Foundation in hopes of exposing girls to the workplace and to the vast opportunities available to women in the work force. At Boeing, the youngsters accompanied their parents to work to learn about careers and the skills and training needed to qualify for them. ``It's good for the kids to see what their parents do on a daily basis,'' said Lynne Van Trieste Cory, who works in Boeing's business affairs office. ``We're looking to build the future employees of tomorrow. We want to get kids excited about the space program and the possibilities it holds for the future of mankind MANKIND. Persons of the male sex; but in a more general sense, it includes persons of both sexes; for example, the statute of 25 Hen. VIII., c. 6, makes it felony to commit, sodomy with mankind or beast. Females as well as males axe included under the term mankind. Fortesc. 91; Bac. Ab. .'' The daughters and sons, ages 12 to 19, got to see the work their parents are doing on the shuttle Atlantis, which is undergoing overhaul and improvements in Palmdale. In groups of 25 to 30, the children were toured around Atlantis by Boeing workers, looking at the modifications it is getting to its payload (1) Refers to the "actual data" in a packet or file minus all headers attached for transport and minus all descriptive meta-data. In a network packet, headers are appended to the payload for transport and then discarded at their destination. bay doors and the lighter-weight thermal protection system, and examining the air lock used to hook up with Russia's Mir space station. Boeing's career day gave Cory's 14-year-old daughter, Aubrey Guest, the opportunity to see what her mother does for a living. ``I wanted to see what it's like in an aircraft facility,'' said the Highland High School Highland High School or Highlands High School may refer to: In the United States:
For 14-year-old Nicole Henrikson, seeing her father work on the payload area of Atlantis is helping her decide what she wants to do in the future. ``I've learned a lot. It's making me think about what I want to do when I get ready to start my career,'' said Nicole, a freshman at Calvary Bible Christian Academy in California City. ``I'm thinking of one day becoming a pilot so I can actually fly it.'' CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1--Color) Steve Perkins shows children of Boeing workers the underbelly of the shuttle Atlantis during Take Our Daughters (and sons) to Work Day. (2--Color) Seffi Von Massenbach, 12, tries on a Bunny Suit The protective clothing worn by an individual in a clean room that keeps human bacteria from infecting the chip-making process. The outfit makes people look like oversized rabbits. , or clean suit. (3) Matthew, 14, left, and his brother Nick, 16, work with their father, Tom Neal, a shuttle systems mechanic. Jeff Goldwater/Daily News |
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