WSW: World Space Week - 2010 Oct 4-10

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World Space Week - 2010 Oct 4-10

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This October 4-10, organizations across the globe celebrate United Nations-declared World Space Week, the largest annual public space event on Earth. The purpose of World Space Week is to celebrate the contributions of space science and technology to life on Earth.

Some Highlights for World Space Week 2010:

• Google Lunar X Prize Summit on the Isle of Man, UK
• Festival of Astronomy in Marrakech, Morocco
• Public lectures about space engineering and astronomy in Helsinki, Finland
• Inauguration of a mobile planetarium and telescope in Thrissur, India
• Star camp for high school students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• Solar and radio observations in Mexico
• Rocktober skies, a regional rocket launch in Alabama, USA

World Space Week 2010 Event Calendar