Children and their parents watch a rocket return to the ground during Science Friday at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library on Friday. The event was made possible by the Juneau Public Library and the Seattle Museum of Flight.

Children and their parents watch a rocket return to the ground during Science Friday at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library on Friday. The event was made possible by the Juneau Public Library and the Seattle Museum of Flight.

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Children and their parents watch a rocket return to the ground during Science Friday at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library on Friday. The event was made possible by the Juneau Public Library and the Seattle Museum of Flight.

Sommer Melvin, 10, right, and Maddy Roeneling, 11, watch a rocket launch during Science Friday at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library on Friday. The event was made possible by the Juneau Public Library and the Seattle Museum of Flight.

Sommer Melvin, 10, right, and Maddy Roeneling, 11, watch a rocket launch during Science Friday at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library on Friday. The event was made possible by the Juneau Public Library and the Seattle Museum of Flight.

Dezmond Peterson, 5, right, and D.J. Kiefer, 5, launch their rocket during Science Friday at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library on Friday. The event was made possible by the Juneau Public Library and the Seattle Museum of Flight.

Dezmond Peterson, 5, right, and D.J. Kiefer, 5, launch their rocket during Science Friday at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library on Friday. The event was made possible by the Juneau Public Library and the Seattle Museum of Flight.

Kate Stickel, 8, left, and Ava Furuness, 11, learn how to make a rocket during Science Friday at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library on Friday. The event was made possible by the Juneau Public Library and the Seattle Museum of Flight.

Kate Stickel, 8, left, and Ava Furuness, 11, learn how to make a rocket during Science Friday at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library on Friday. The event was made possible by the Juneau Public Library and the Seattle Museum of Flight.

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