Space Week

Forty-three years ago today, Apollo 11 left for the Moon.  Since then, some space advocates have urged declaring this week "Space Week."  Indeed, some in the space community have recognized it as such on their own.

Having a yearly focus for celebrating space achievements is a good idea, whether it's a legal holiday or more of a culturally supported time.  It could be used not only to educate people about the history of the Space Age, but also to organize conferences and other events to help set the course of the future.  That would also give the media an annual hook-- a way into covering the story.

If a majority of the space projects now under development work out, media coverage shouldn't be a problem.  Still, having a week each year dedicated to gauging progress and bringing the public into the discussion would be useful.