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3 unusual facts about International Space Year


International Space Year

In Australia, many public events were organized to augment public awareness of space by the National Space Society chapters of Australia.

Alternative rock band They Might Be Giants were designated by NASA as the "Musical Ambassador" of the International Space Year when they were searching the NASA archives for images for their album, Apollo 18.

In Russia, the Foundation for Social Inventions launched Space Flight Europe-America 500 in an attempt to promote a peaceful social and economic relationship between the former Soviet states and the United States of America.



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