Year 9 students from St Bede's School in Peterlee hosted a visit in 2002 by Dr Saralyn Mark, a senior medical advisor at NASA, who talked about the space agency's mission to Mars. — Year 9 students from St Bede's School in Peterlee hosted a visit in 2002 by Dr Saralyn Mark, a senior medical advisor at NASA, who talked about the space agency's mission to Mars. | se

placeholder image — Year 9 students from St Bede's School in Peterlee hosted a visit in 2002 by Dr Saralyn Mark, a senior medical advisor at NASA, who talked about the space agency's mission to Mars. | se

13 out of this world Sunderland and East Durham photos to celebrate World Space Week

By Chris Cordner, Chris Cordner

Published 7th Oct 2025, 12:00 BST

It’s World Space Week and we are celebrating in true Sunderland and East Durham style.

We’ve got rockets, we’ve got astronauts and we have got a great assortment of uniforms to mark the event which has been running since 1999.

There are 13 photo memories to enjoy from 2002 to 2023. Celebrate World Space Week with a touch of Sunderland Echo style.

Another scene from the spacecamp, held at the University of Sunderland’s city centre Hope Street X-change.

13. Space age in Sunderland

Another scene from the spacecamp, held at the University of Sunderland’s city centre Hope Street X-change. | nw

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