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On December 6, 1999, The United Nations General Assembly declared World Space Week as an annual event celebration to be commemorated between October 4 and 10. The choice of dates was based on recognition of two important dates in space history: the launch of the first human-made Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, on October 4, 1957; and the signing of the Outer Space Treaty on October 10, 1967.
World Space Week, UN-declared space celebration held October 4–10 annually; WSW, the SAME code for a Winter Storm Warning; Transport.
The World Space Award (also known as IAF World Space Award) is presented by International Astronautical Federation to an eminent individual or team at the IAC Congress, after a nomination process, that has made an exceptional impact to the progress of the world space activities by their outstanding contributions in the fields of space science, technology, medicine, law, or management over the ...
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SpaceX has broken its own record for the number of orbital rocket launches in a single year. The launch from Cape Canaveral Space Center in Florida of a Falcon 9 rocket this week passed the ...
Yuri's Night is often called the "World Space Party". [2] The launch of STS-1 , the first Space Shuttle mission, is also honored, as it was launched 20 years to the day after Vostok 1, on April 12, 1981 (although the date of STS-1 is just a coincidence, the launch having had been delayed for two days due to a technical problem).
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Space Research Day is organized yearly. It joins the international World Space Week in October. [9] It usually takes place at one of the universities of Budapest, or at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. The program consists of lectures on actual space activities and space related results and exchange of views.