World Space Week: Linking Space and Humanity

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Jan 2002

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IAF abstracts, 34th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, The Second World Space Congress, held 10-19 October, 2002 in Houston, TX, USA.,

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World Space Week, October 4-10 annually, is an international celebration of the contribution that space science and technology makes to the betterment of the human condition. Since its official declaration in 1999 by the United Nation, World Space Week has rapidly grown to include over 40 nations. The dates of World Space Week commemorate key milestones in space. October 4, 1957 was the launch date of Sputnik I, the first artificial Earth satellite. The Outer Space Treaty took effect on October 10, 1967. During World Space Week, participants such as government agencies, companies, science museums, teachers, and individuals organize public events, school activities, and Web-based programs related to space. So many synchronized events attract media coverage which reaches a global audience about space. In this way, World Space Week truly links space and humanity. The global organization of World Space Week is discussed as well as the results to date. The benefits of participation and opportunities to do so also identified.

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