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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.
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 ...
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.
We’ve got the perfect thing: our latest Quotes of the Week compilation! In the list below, we’ve gathered nearly 20 of TV’s most memorable sound bites from the past seven days, including ...
Daylight saving time might be over, but at least we got an extra hour to enjoy the shows in our Quotes of the Week compilation. In the list below, we’ve gathered more than a dozen of TV’s most ...
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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).
In July 2021, the Beresheet 2 program raised 70 million dollars from a group of entrepreneur-philanthropists: the Patrick & Lina Drahi family foundation, Morris Kahn, and the Moshal Space Foundation. At World Space Week in Dubai, in October 2021, Israel and the UAE ministers of science and technology announced plans for cooperation on the ...