WORLD SPACE WEEK
Email
wsw@vssc.gov.in
Call
0471-2564949
World Space Week
World 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
Organized by
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre
ISRO Inertial Systems Unit
Theme
" WOMEN IN SPACE"
About WSW
World 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. World 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.
PROGRAMMES
Space Habitat Challenge
Space habitat challenge 2021 is all about an opportunity for the students to propose their ideas for an extra-terrestrial space habitat. Put on your seat belts and don't forget your thinking caps..
Painting Competition
The World Space Week All Kerala Interschool Painting competition 2021 will be conducted online in October. Children can participate from their homes on the day of the event and submit the
Quiz Competition
The competition intends to reach out to students through an exciting three round quiz programmes related to “SPACE”
Virtual Open House
Through a Virtual open house programme we plan to reach out to the students, teachers and the general public at large on 5th of October 2021 since highly popular events like
Reaching out to Students
The programme intends to reach out to the students through web-based lectures and content related to 'Space'. The programme will be conducted during the World Space Week viz. October 4 to 10,2021.
Astrophotography Contest
As part of the World Space Week 2021 celebrations led by VSSC, LPSC and IISU, for nurturing the interests of students nationwide, a new contest is planned - Cosmic Eye: An Astrophotography Contest.
Elocution Competition
As part of World space week celebrations, 2021, ISRO centres in Thiruvananthapuram are organizing an Online-all Kerala Inter School extempore elocution competition in Malayalam, Hindi and English for school students studying in Kerala.