World Space Week joins forces with Asteroid Day
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We are very excited to join forces with World Space Week and we encourage you to host an event this year between October 4-10.
On October 8, Space Lectures hosts Captain Mark Kelly and NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly at Carleton Community High School in Pontefract, West Yorkshire. Find more World Space Week UK events: http://goo.gl/nO2jkQ
What is World Space Week?
World Space Week is an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to the betterment of the human condition. The United Nations General Assembly declared in 1999 that World Space Week will be held each year from October 4-10. These dates commemorate two events:
- October 4, 1957: Launch of the first human-made Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, thus opening the way for space exploration
- October 10, 1967: The signing of the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activites of States in the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies.
Find out more about World Space Week, here.
Register an event for World Space Week, here.
