World Space Week at Catalonia

Date

Saturday, 4 October, 2014 at 00:00

World Space Week at Catalonia

World Space Week is the celebration at the international level for the contributions of space science and technology to the betterment of the human condition.

Barcelona Activities Programme

Castelldefels Activities Programme

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