School Children to Hold Outer Space Conference at the United Nations in Vienna VIENNA, 3 October (UN Information Service) – Fifty children from a primary school in Vienna, Austria, will ...

international celebration of World Space Week, which takes place annually from 4 to 10 October, the Vienna-based United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (OOSA) will hold an exhibition in the ...

World Space Week was first put in motion by the United Nations (UN) in 1999, to recognize the Oct. 4, 1957 launch of Sputnik, the first human-made object in orbit, and the Oct. 10, 1967 signing of ...

A week-long international celebration of spaceflight and exploration kicks off today (Oct. 4), with hundreds of events planned in dozens of countries around the world. The 13th annual World Space ...

The commemoration was first declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 1999, according to World Space Week officials. It is meant to honor two seminal events in space exploration: The ...

The United Nations began World Space Week celebrations in 1999. It is observed annually during the first week of October in recognition of the launch of Sputnik, ...

World Space Week, an annual ... The event began in 1999, when the United Nations General Assembly declared that World Space Week will be held annually from October 4 to 10.

WORLD SPACE WEEK—4-10 OCTOBER 2023. The United Nations in the Age of Space Entrepreneurship. About the author ... The United Nations: underpinning space innovation and governance.

These synchronized space events attract greater public and media attention. World Space Week 2023 achieved record scale of more than 16,000 events and events being held in 83 nations.

Perry World House held a virtual event featuring United Nations and NASA officials to discuss the emerging space age and associated challenges for policymakers worldwide. Former administrator of NASA ...

Related: 10 devastating signs of climate change satellites can see from space The United Nations began World Space Week celebrations in 1999. It is observed annually during the first week of ...