Summary

Description	By the thousands, sixth-grade students from throughout Brevard County, Fla., recently descended upon the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex to mark the second annual Brevard Space Week. Over 6,000 students spent a full day getting a first-hand look at what many had only seen from their backyards: the wonders of space flight. During the week-long event, 1,200 students per day were inspired by demonstrations -- a 3-D IMAX movie about the Space Station -- and a veteran astronaut's account of space travel. The program was devised to show the value of space exploration and inspire the students to join in the quest by studying hard and dreaming big. Joining them was astronaut John Blaha -- a veteran of six Space Shuttle flights and four months aboard the Russian Mir space station. He stressed the importance of education, shared personal experiences of living and working in space, and answered questions from the crowd. After learning about the construction of the International Space
Date	2004-11-23
Source	images.nasa.gov

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