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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.
United Nations days (1 C, 139 P) Pages in category "United Nations observances" ... World Space Week; World Year of Physics 2005; Y. Year of the Dolphin
Notable test flights of spaceflight systems may be listed even if they were not planned to reach space. Some lists are further divided into orbital launches (sending a payload into orbit, whether successful or not) and suborbital flights (e.g. ballistic missiles, sounding rockets, experimental spacecraft).
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The International Day of Human Space Flight is the annual celebration, held on 12 April, of the anniversary of the first human space flight by Yuri Gagarin . It was proclaimed at the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly on 7 April 2011, [ 1 ] a few days before the 50th anniversary of the flight.
During a two-hour window on Thursday, Dec. 5, SpaceX crews hope to launch a SiriusXM satellite from NASA's Kennedy Space Center to support its more than 150 million SiriusXM-equipped vehicles.
It’s one of NASA's most iconic images. Bruce McCandless II free-floating in space more than 320 feet away from the Challenger space shuttle.
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 ...