World Space Week takes place from 4-10 October 2014, the week celebrates the advances in space science around the world. The start and end dates of World Space Week are meaningful. October the 4th marks the anniversary of the launch of the first human-made Earth satellite, Sputnik 1 in 1957, while October the 10th marks the signing of the Outer Space Treaty in 1967. World's space launch facilities serving as starting points for space exploration in this photo gallery by TASS.