First established by the United Nations in 1999, and an event held every year from 4-10 October, this week is a global annual celebration highlighting the contributions of space science and technology to life on planet Earth.
The theme this year is "Mysteries of the Cosmos," and activities include a Google Lunar X Prize Summit on the Isle of Man, an astronomy festival in Marrakech, Morocco, and a star camp for high school students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The timing of the event coincides with two important dates in Space exploration - October 4th saw the launch by the Soviet Union 53 years ago of Sputnik, the world's first man-made satellite, and October 10th is the date in 1967 when the Outer Space Treaty came into effect, an agreement that formed the basis for international space law.
Last year, when the theme of World Space Week was "Space for Education," 713 events took place in 55 nations worldwide. Click on the link below to search for events that may be taking place in your country this year.
http://www.worldspaceweek.org/event_search.html
The theme this year is "Mysteries of the Cosmos," and activities include a Google Lunar X Prize Summit on the Isle of Man, an astronomy festival in Marrakech, Morocco, and a star camp for high school students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The timing of the event coincides with two important dates in Space exploration - October 4th saw the launch by the Soviet Union 53 years ago of Sputnik, the world's first man-made satellite, and October 10th is the date in 1967 when the Outer Space Treaty came into effect, an agreement that formed the basis for international space law.
Last year, when the theme of World Space Week was "Space for Education," 713 events took place in 55 nations worldwide. Click on the link below to search for events that may be taking place in your country this year.
http://www.worldspaceweek.org/event_search.html
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