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Space Exploration in the Upcoming Decade: The Domestication of Space Symposium graphic. lease join us, leading visionaries, space scientists, astronauts and entrepreneurs from around the globe for a symposium that will celebrate the 60-year anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1 and the beginning of the space age. Meet with participants including colleagues from various universities, aerospace companies and, most importantly, students throughout Massachusetts.

Space Exploration in the Upcoming Decade: The Domestication of Space

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Leading visionaries, space scientists, NASA astronauts and entrepreneurs from around the globe joined together on 21-22 April for a symposium that celebrated the 60-year anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1 and the beginning of the space age. Colleagues from various universities, aerospace companies and, most importantly, students throughout Massachusetts networked and discussed what the next decade of space will bring.

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You may have attended a similar symposium on the 50-year anniversary held during April 12-14, 2007.

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