Space 1999, Festival
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Space 1999, "Ten days that shook the universe was a "Festival of independent and community-based space exploration" held in London, Earth from June 18th 27th 1999. It started with a protest against the militarisation of space outside the headquarters of Lockheed Martin. This was also part of J18 global festival against capitalism which initiated a wave of anti-capitalist protests including confrontations as Seattle, Prague, Gothenburg, Genoa and most recently Evian. It also included a conference, performance, astral travel, music, film, discussion and training. The festival explored "the new possibilities that open up when we form autonomous communities in outer space".
The conference included Professor Chris Welch, Principal Lecturer in Astronautics' Kingston University on "The History of the British Interplanetary Society. (Chris Welch also serves on the Space, Education and Ootreach Committee of the International Astronautical Federation.)
For the science fiction television series see Space: 1999