when tens of thousands of boy scouts
from all over the globe get together
every four years for this jamboree you'd
expect them to get in plenty of boating
fishing
and other outdoor activities
but this year there was something new
added to the agenda space
you could see it reflected in the
jamboree patch
in the campsites named for u.s
spacecraft
and in a variety of activities brought
here by nasa the nasa exhibit is really
cool i did a report on all the apollo
programs in high school and there's a
lot more information here than i ever
got all the space stuff is great
i like it it's really interesting it
gives a gives a chance the scouts and
parents and visitors a chance to see
really what's going on in addition to
what you read in the newspapers and
magazines but to physically see things
like the uh
freedom space station freedom a slice of
it what it's like inside type of
environment things like that
nasa and the boy scouts organization say
they have some important things in
common
both think it's vital that young people
in this country get early exposure to
american technology
solar wings here
roll out in orbit they're flimsy real
flimsy they won't even hold their own
weight up here on earth it's hoped that
by meeting nasa scientists and engineers
plus astronauts like bruce mccandless
these scouts will take a greater
interest in school subjects like science
and math
these scouts brought a world of
questions about space to this jamboree
nasa brought some of its brightest
people to provide some answers to talk
about the potential of space and to help
scouts earn a space in aeronautics merit
badge or two
nasa officials here say this was a
learning experience for them as well
they got a glimpse into the future and a
chance to meet perhaps the next
generation of american space explorers
this is mike arrington reporting from
the boy scout national jamboree near
fredericksburg virginia
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