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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.
News Coverage
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- LowellSun: At UMass Lowell space forum, a day for charting new frontiers - April 24, 2017
- Boston Globe: UMass Lowell looks ahead to our future in space - April 20, 2017
- LowellSun: UML to mark 60 years of Space Age - April 16, 2017
- NH1.com: New England conference to focus on space exploration in next decade - April 9, 2017
- Wopopular.com: Conference To Focus On Space Exploration in Next Decade - April 9, 2017
- US News: Conference to focus on space exploration in the next decade - April 9, 2017