Ribbon Cutting for Aerospace Engineering Sciences Building – Boulder Daily Camera

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Donor Ann Smead and Brian Argrow, University of Colorado Boulder Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences Chair, cheer after cutting a ribbon attached to a pair of drones to celebrate the opening of the Aerospace Engineering Sciences Building on Aug. 26, 2019.

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University of Colorado Boulder Mascot Chip jumps with Boulder resident Simon, last name withheld by parent request, in a space themed bounce house after a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Aerospace Engineering Sciences Building on Aug. 26, 2019.

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The Aerospace Engineering Sciences Building at the University of Colorado Boulder on Aug. 26, 2019.

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Bobby Braun, University of Colorado Boulder Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science speaks during a ribbon cutting for the Aerospace Engineering Sciences Building on Aug. 26, 2019.

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Tory Bruno, CEO of United Launch Alliance, second from right, applauds during a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Aerospace Engineering Sciences Building at the University of Colorado Boulder on Aug. 26, 2019.

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Bobby Braun, University of Colorado Boulder Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science jokes with staff as Mascot Chip applauds during a ribbon cutting for the Aerospace Engineering Sciences Building on Aug. 26, 2019.

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Brian Argrow, University of Colorado Boulder Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences Chair, during a ribbon cutting for the Aerospace Engineering Sciences Building on Aug. 26, 2019.

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Lewis Groswald, University of Colorado Boulder Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences Program Director, shows off a hat that flew on the International Space Station Expeditions 39 and 40 before burying it in a time capsule near the Aerospace Engineering Sciences Building on Aug. 26, 2019.

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Bobby Braun, University of Colorado Boulder Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science tosses a handful of dirt onto a time capsule that will be buried outside the Aerospace Engineering Sciences Building on Aug. 26, 2019.