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World Space Week 2006 Report
The World Space Week 2006 was celebrated in India with much enthusiasm. Elaborate arrangements were made at ISRO's Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)
and Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), Thiruvananthapuram. The celebration was inaugurated by Mr R V Perumal, Director, LPSC at VSSC on October 4, 2006. The events included
- Elocution Competition for employees with the theme "Space for Saving Lives".
- One-day workshop for 204 undergraduate science students on October 6 with lectures on "Space Exploration, Past, Present and Future", "Rocket
Stability and Control" and "Planetary Science" followed by intense interaction.
- Workshop for school teachers on October 7 attended by 134 teachers representing 50 schools. During this workshop, teachers were briefed on the
Indian space programme, "Near Earth Space", and the role of EDUSAT for school education.
- Workshop for high school students on October 8 for 211 students from Kerala State.
- Painting competition attended by 1,123 students in Thiruvananthapuram.
- Quiz competition attended by 88 teams
- Essay competition for which 530 entries were received.
- About 600 schools organized World Space Week celebrations. Lectures were delivered in 50 schools. Space Museum at Thiruvananthapuram was
visited by 24,000 people who saw a rocket launch on October 8.
In ISRO Headquarters, Bangalore, lectures were organized. National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad; Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad; ISRO
Satellite Centre, Bangalore; and Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota also organized functions including lectures, exhibition and competitions.
National Council of Science Museum based in Kolkata also observed World Space Week in its centres located across the country.
The Planetary Society of India held several events for World Space Week 2006:
- Seminar on space science and astronomy for 150 people at Osmania University
- Talk on space science and the environment attended 50 at Andhra Pradesh Forest Academy
- Seminar on space science for women attended by 100 at Andhra Mahila Sabha
- Film show featuring "Deep Impact" for 50 students at D.A.V. School
- Seminar on international space law and advocacy for 50 people at P.R.R. Law College
- Talk on space science for 30 disabled children at Durgabai Deshmukh Vocational Training and Rehabilitation Centre for Handicapped
- The Society also wrote newspaper articles and participated in a television interview as part of World Space Week.
The Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space held assorted programmes on space weaponization during World Space Week in five cities: Chennai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Raipur, and Visakhapatnam.
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