Highlights of World Space Week
October 4 - 10, 2006
Theme:  Space for Saving Lives

Highlights of World Space Week 2006 include:

• The largest public space event on Earth, with celebrations in some 50 nations.
• Nigerian student Stella Felix became the first student to fly in weightlessness as part of the World Space Week Youth Inspiration Project.
• A wide range of events were held in such countries as Algeria, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Czech Republic, India, Pakistan, Philippines, South Africa, and the United States.
• NASA Associate Administrator Rex Geveden addressed space leaders at a World Space Week Reception.
• Teachers globally used space to motivate students this week. Many used science and language arts activities based the work of science fiction author Robert Heinlein, available for the first time in Spanish.

For details by country, please visit the locations page. To promote your organization's activities during 4-10 October 2006, please email information to admin@worldspaceweek.org. 

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For a complete report on World Space Week 2006, please click here.

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