CONTACTS:
Julie Howell, 719-576-8000
julie@spacefoundation.org
Toni DiMartino, 212-703-5828
tdimartino@hq.space.com
Washington, DC (October 20, 2000) – The Vostok
3KA-2 Capsule, which paved the way for the first
manned space flight and the “Space Magna Carta”
which was signed during the historic Apollo-
Soyuz space docking, will be on display at the
International Space Symposium as part of a joint
agreement by SPACE.com and the Space Foundation.
The International Space Symposium focuses on
business aspects of the $100 billion (US) global
space industry, and is scheduled for October 24-
26, 2000 at the Reagan International Trade
Center in Washington, DC.
The Vostok Capsule launched from Russia on March
23, 1961, sending a Russian dog named
“Zvezdochka,” or “Blackie” in English, and his
mannequin friend “Ivan Ivanovich ” into orbit as
a Soviet test launch before Yuri Gagarin flew 20
days later, becoming the first human in space.
On July 17, 1975, the crews of the Apollo-Soyuz
docking mission signed the “Space Magna Carta,”
which set the stage for the new multinational
approach to space exploration of the future.
The Vostok and “Space Magna Carta” will be on
display at the Reagan Center for the duration of
the international symposium and is open to
Symposium registrants and the general public.
The historic capsule and document will be
located in the Atrium just below the SPACE.com
CyberSPACE Cafe, an Internet kiosk/cappuccino
house open only to Symposium registrants.
The international symposium is being conducted
by the Space Foundation in association with the
American Astronautical Society. Leading space
agencies, organizations and companies from
around the world are joining the Space
Foundation in supporting and sponsoring the
Symposium. The Foundation also conducts the
acclaimed National Space Symposium annually in
Colorado Springs.
Visit http://www.spacesymposium.org for a
comprehensive speaker list, program agenda and
online registration. Or call the Space
Foundation at (US) 719-576-8000 or toll free in
the US and Canada at 1-800-691-4000.
SPACE.com is the first multimedia company
dedicated to space and space related content and
serving its audience on a wide variety of
platforms. Anchored on the Web, the company has
rapidly expanded across media with its print and
software offerings. SPACE.com, the definitive
space Web site, offers the richest and most
compelling content, featuring news, information,
education, entertainment, games, science fiction
and a kids’ channel. SPACE.com is also at the
forefront of broadband content and technology,
having launched the broadband channel Space TV
on the Real.com Network. SPACE.com publishes
SPACE Illustrated magazine, which conveys the
wonder of humankind’s greatest adventure through
spectacular space imagery and content, and Space
Business International, the leading business to
business international space publication. The
company also publishes Starry Night(tm), the
country’s leading software line for amateur
astronomers. SPACE.com is headquartered in New
York City with offices and news bureaus in
Washington D.C.; Cape Canaveral, Fla.; Pasadena,
Calif.; Cary, N.C.; Toronto, Canada; London, UK
and Tokyo, Japan.
