The Lone Star College-CyFair Engineering Department is proud to participate in World Space Week, the largest public space event on Earth. Please join us for a week of exciting events and guest speakers involving space technology and exploration.
World Space Week's Mission
“The General Assembly declares 4 to 10 October World Space Week to celebrate each year at the international level the contributions of space science and technology to the betterment of the human condition” - UN General Assembly resolution, 6 December 1999
Click here for more information about World Space Week celebrations around the world.
Event Schedule
| Date | Time | Event | Location |
| Monday, 10/3/16 | 9:45 am - 10:00 am |
Opening Address and recognition | CENT 151-153 |
| Monday, 10/3/16 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
"What's Going On Now at NASA?" - Guest Speaker: Mr Tim Hall (Chief of EVA at NASA) | CENT 151-153 |
| Tuesday, 10/4/16 | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Space Fair and NASA Artifacts Exhibit | CENT 151-153 |
| Tuesday, 10/4/16 | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
"Stargazing Made Easy - An Astronomical Observing Event" - Guest Speaker: Mr. Darrell Jenkins (Astronomer and author) | CENT 152-153 |
| Wednesday, 10/5/16 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
L.I.F.E. Program "The Red Planet" - Guest Speaker: Dr. Humboldt Mandell (NASA Engineer ret.) | LRNC 131 |
| Thursday, 10/6/16 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
"Solar Power in Space" presentation and demonstration | ART 102 |
| Thursday, 10/6/16 | 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm |
Exercise In Space (see map) | Outside CENT |
| Thursday, 10/6/16 | 3:30 pm | Rocket Launch (see map) | Helicopter Pad of ECEC |
