World Space Week 2005 Report

World Space Week was held for the first time in Kuwait at the Scientific Center. It was postponed due to Ramadan in October. So it was held between 15^th until 21st December, 2005.

In the central hall was decorated with flags of countries that their countrymen went to space such as Russia, the United States of America, and Saudi Arabia. In central court there was a space photo exhibit describes a summary of space history and why World Space Week is celebrated worldwide.

In the Dhow harbor, there were radio activities, operating on HF, and VHF bands using special callsign "9K2WSW" for the event. A/Qader Abul (9K2DJ), a member from Kuwait Amateur Radio Society and Nawaf (9K2CW), an amateur radio operator operated on radio LIVE . He stationed the radio on his car, a Hummer, with mountained antennas. The national coordinator tried to work the International Space Station on voice with Expedition 12, and showed to visitors how to make voice contact and listen to digital signals from the ISS.

The radio operators explained to the children and public, how space is important in our daily communication such as sun cycle. Explain the radio station on board the International Space Station and how to make contact with astronauts and cosmonauts in space. Explain satellite (space) communication, how to track them on computers and understand the terms are used.

There were star shows on the portable planetarium everyday of the whole week which explains the northern part of the sky, how to find directions, and how astronomy is important in our daily lives. 

In the Resource Room of Discovery Place has a collection of books about space, in addition to computer games and sites on the same topic, which has been added to the computers in the Resource Room for this occasion.

The Space Station 3-D showed on I-Max theater showed once during the World Space Week. The Scientific Center supplied their gift shop with space souvenir such as the food, books, DVDs, and space toys.

The last day of World Space Week was space contests for children and adults. Space-related questions were asked to the visitors after a brief introduction of space. The winners got a space-related book and 2 full admission tickets to The Scientific Center.

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