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SUMMARY:World Space Week
DESCRIPTION:World Space Week | Celebrate UN-declared World Space Week\, 4-10 October annually\, the largest space event in the world\nWorldspaceweek.org \nWhat is World Space Week?\nWorld Space Week is an international celebration of science and technology\, and their contribution to the betterment of the human condition. The United Nations General Assembly declared in 1999 that World Space Week will be held each year from October 4-10. These dates commemorate two events: \n\nOctober 4\, 1957: Launch of the first human-made Earth satellite\, Sputnik 1\, thus opening the way for space exploration\nOctober 10\, 1967: The signing of the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space\, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies.\n\nWhere and how is World Space Week celebrated?\nWorld Space Week consists of space education and outreach events held by space agencies\, aerospace companies\, schools\, planetaria\, museums\, and astronomy clubs around the world in a common timeframe. These synchronized space events attract greater public and media attention. World Space Week 2023 achieved record scale: \n\nMore than 16\,000 events\nEvents in 83 nations\n\nWorld Space Week is coordinated by the United Nations with the support of the World Space Week Association (WSWA). The WSWA leads a global team of National Coordinators\, who promote the celebration of World Space Week within their own countries. \nWhat are the goals of World Space Week?\n\nProvide unique leverage in space outreach and education\nEducate people around the world about the benefits that they receive from space\nEncourage greater use of space for sustainable economic development\nDemonstrate public support for space programs\nExcite young people about science\, technology\, engineering\, and math\nFoster international cooperation in space outreach and education
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