11. Celebrate Space Week (October 4th to 10th)
If there’s a week filled with science, technology, and space exploration that you can’t miss, is this one. World Space Week is the largest annual space event globally, with over 8,000 events in almost 100 countries, celebrating all the contributions to the evolution of the human condition. The week of the event is very significant in the science community because it also commemorates the anniversaries of some of the most important dates in space history; the launch of the first human-made satellite, Sputnik, on October 4th, 1957l and the signing of the Outer Space Treaty on October 10th, 1967.
World Space Week was officially declared On December 6th, 1999, at the United Nations General Assembly, and since then, millions of people worldwide have attended some of the events happening that week. Its goal is to provide a unique way to educate about space and all the benefits we receive from it. It is also a great way to encourage better use of space for sustainable economic development and make the younger generation excited about technology, engineering, science, and math. This year, it was a celebration of women in space, giving a tribute to all the women of science and their contributions to the space sector.