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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 would be held each year from October 4-10. For the year 2024, the chosen theme is “Space and Climate Change.” This theme emphasizes the critical role of space exploration and technology in understanding and addressing the challenges posed by climate change.

The theme for World Space Week 2023, “Space and Entrepreneurship”, recognizes the growing significance of the commercial space industry and the increasing opportunities for space entrepreneurship. With miniaturization and decreasing launch costs, it is now possible for a small business to build and launch a small satellite. World Space Week 2023 will inspire individuals to join the workforce needed for the expanding commercial space industry. It will also serve as a forum for important discussions on the transition of Low Earth Orbit to a more entrepreneurial ecosystem.

The first human space flight took place on 12 April 1961. This historic event opened the way for space exploration for the benefit of all humanity. From the very beginning of the Space Age, the United Nations recognized that outer space added a new dimension to humanity's existence. The United Nations expressed its deep conviction of the common interest of mankind in promoting and expanding the exploration and use of outer space, as the province of all mankind, for peaceful purposes and in continuing efforts to extend to all States the benefits derived there from.

The potential of space in supporting the SDGs is wide. Space-based services and technologies are key in understanding climate change and disaster risk reduction. The (WSF), held on 13-15 December, will focus on issues of sustainability in space for sustainability on Earth. WSF brings together experts and policymakers from the local, national and international levels, from the public and private realms, for a truly inclusive, diverse and multilateral dialogue around the four pillars of space economy, space society, space accessibility and space diplomacy.

For thousands of years, human civilizations have looked up to the sky, pondering the origin and mysteries of the Moon – our only natural satellite. With the birth of space activities, the Moon became the ultimate destination of countless missions, including crewed flights that brought the first human footprints to another place in the universe. International Moon Day marks the anniversary of the first landing by humans on the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 lunar mission. This global celebration serves not only as a reminder of success in the past, but as an annual testimony to future endeavours.

European Space Agency Astronaut Thomas Pesquet has been designated Goodwill Ambassador for the of the United Nations (FAO). As FAO Goodwill Ambassador, Thomas Pesquet will work to support FAO’s efforts to create a world free from hunger in a sustainable way.

World Space Week is the largest annual space event in the world coordinated with partners by the . The Week helps build up the workforce of tomorrow, demonstrates visible public support, educates the public, and fosters international cooperation in space outreach and education.  2020 World Space Week is dedicated to satellites and their broad benefits under the theme “Satellites improve life.”  Satellites improve our daily lives through communications, environmental monitoring, transportation, weather forecasting, telemedicine, science, and in many other ways.

An asteroid tracking programme in Hawaii has been dubbed the “Earth’s Last Defence” against potentially catastrophic impacts, the �山����has heard ahead of International Asteroid Day marked annually on 30 June.  

(NEOs), such as asteroids or comets, represent potentially catastrophic threats to our planet. 16,000 near-Earth asteroids have been discovered. The Earth's largest recorded asteroid impact, the Tunguska asteroid event, took place on 30 June 1908 in Siberia, Russian Federation. In 2016 the United Nations declared 30 June International Asteroid Day to observe the anniversary of the Tunguska impact and to raise public awareness about asteroid impact hazard. The Day also aims to inform the public of contingency actions in case of a credible NEO threat.