Brevard County sixth-graders participate in the eighth annual Space Week at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

Brevard County sixth-graders participate in the eighth annual Space Week at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. Here, the students learn about launching to Earth's orbit from former NASA astronaut Mark Lee, a veteran of four space shuttle missions.

About 5,000 students will participate throughout the 11-day event, which contains fun space exploration activities designed to emphasize the importance of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Space Week is sponsored by NASA Education, Brevard Public Schools, Delaware North Companies Parks and Resorts, and the Florida Chapter of the National Space Club. Photo Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett