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Spot the stars - this year's
World Space Week
Don't be left in the dark from October 4 - 10 this year as the world celebrates
World Space Week. Spaceweek will be celebrated in about 50 countries worldwide
with a range of events and competitions all designed to make you open your mind
to the possibilities of space. More information at http://www.space.gov.za/
and http://www.worldspaceweek.org.
But wherever you are, make sure to try your designer hands at an
international competition for students, with an added bonus if you are into
bands such as *NSYNC. Lance Bass of *NSYNC doesn't just sing, manage, produce
and act, (the list is longer) he is also a trained cosmonaut. Bass is the 2003
World space week spokesperson. Enter the Lance's Lab competition during World
Space Week and if you are a winner, you get to meet the NSYNC cosmonaut at the
awards ceremony.
According to the competition rules, all you need do is "Imagine that pop
star Lance Bass is going to live on the International Space Station (ISS) for 3
months. There is only one problem: he needs a place to live! Your mission is to
design a Space Station module where Lance can live, record music, do experiments
for educational purposes, and communicate with people back on Earth."
If you prefer telling a story of the night sky instead, or about your
predictions for life on Mars, you could also be a winner. The Southern Skies
Challenge competition invites South Africans (5 - 23 years) to write, draw or
create other art in different categories about space sciences. Prizes in this
competition include computers, cash prizes and visits to the new Southern
African Large Telescope. Follow this link
for information on how to enter. Nine African countries from Algeria to Nigeria and South Africa will be planning
celebratory events. If you are in Ghana, visit the Accra Technical Training
Center for a stimulating celebration of space with lectures, film shows, and
exhibitions. While in Libya, get over to the Libyan Center of Remote Sensing and
Space Science during this year on 8-9 October 2003. South Africans can visit here
for events across the country.
World Space week is open to all : government agencies, industry, non-profit
organizations, teachers, or even individual |
