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Space Day 2004
News story originally written on May 4, 2004

Thursday, May 6th, is Space Day. Space Day is a time for people who are interested in space to learn more about it and to go to fun events about space. The first Space Day was in 1997.

If you want to find out more about Space Day, go to the Space Day web site. It will tell you whether there are any Space Day events going on near you!

Last modified May 4, 2004 by Randy Russell.

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