World Space Week was established by the United Nations in 1999, and this year marks its 25th anniversary. It is an annual event taking place between the 4th and 10th October each year. The two dates were chosen because the … Continue reading
This week is World Space Week! It’s particularly interesting this year for the South West of the UK as Cornwall has taken a step closer to becoming a space launching nation! World Space Week takes place each year between the … Continue reading
There’s a lot happening in the world of space at the moment! This week is the UK Space Conference, next week is World Space Week and, as we discussed in our previous blog, Landsat-9 successfully launched on Monday! Today is … Continue reading
Next week is World Space Week and this year’s theme is ‘Satellites improve life’. The origins of World Space Week can be found in Houston in America when, in 1980, the World Space Week Association co-ordinated the first ‘Spaceweek’ which … Continue reading
The two main types of satellite data are optical and radar used in remote sensing. We’re going to take a closer look at each type using the Ankgor Wat site in Cambodia, which was the location of the competition we … Continue reading
Did you know it’s World Space Week? It occurs between the 4th and 10th October each year, because: On 4th October 1957 the first human-made Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched; and On 10th October 1967: The Treaty on Principles … Continue reading
Did you know this is World Space Week? In 1999, the United Nations declared that World Space Week would occur between the 4th and 10th October each year. It chose these two dates because: On 4th October 1957 the first … Continue reading
