Space 1999, "Ten days that shoke 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.