Starfleet Academy exhibit at Aviation and Space Museum

A Star Trek-themed exhibit is on display at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum starting Friday, but Alan Neal, host of CBC Radio's All in a Day, got a sneak peek Wednesday. He even got beamed up.

The exhibit gives visitors achance to test their potential for careers as Starfleet medical officers, scientists, communications specialists and commanders.

But in addition to all the Trekkiefiction there are some facts to be had along the journey. Participants will learn aboutemerging technologies such as functionaltricorders, NASA's warp drive theory, and the latest experiments with phasers and teleporters.

And you can turn your human face into an alien face!

There were a few kinks that needed to be worked out Wednesday: Neal'swristband took a few tries to workand the Klingon 101 display wasn't working, but perhaps the most troubling transgression was an "out of order" signwritten in English and French, but with no Klingontranslation. (What an oversight.)

Ottawa is the first North American stop for the exhibit.

It will be on display at the museum until Sept. 5.