International Space Day is on the first of May and celebrates the achievements in the exploration of space. It also hopes to encourage children to be interested in space.
In 1997, Lockheed Martin Corporation created National Space Day as a one-day event. In 2001, due to its extreme popularity, former astronaut and senator John Glenn expanded Space Day to International Space Day.
To celebrate it there are many activities for you to do and now you can do them in your garden or at home! A few them are:
- Build a model rocket and launch it.
- Watch videos of rockets launching.
- Look at the International Space Station as it orbits Earth.
For more ideas check out the NASA website!
There are lots of jobs to do with space like engineers, photographers and even astronauts.
Would you like to work in space? Let us know in the comments.
Written by Seth Year 5
chasebridgeprimary.school.blog 
I made a NASA poster today after reading the blog.
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That’s excellent, we’re glad you were inspired. We would love to see it!
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Did you know you can look through a gigantic telescope and see Mars
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