2019-10-04 Fri

Get ready to spend a week in the Space! Celebrating World Space Week: the largest space event on Earth that is observed annually between 4th to 10th October!

Officially defined as "an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to the betterment of the human condition", World Space Week was declared on 6th December 1999 by United Nations General Assembly.

The choice of dates was based on recognition of two important dates in space history: the launch of the first human-made Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, on October 4, 1957; and the signing of the Outer Space Treaty on October 10, 1967.

The largest annual space event in the world is celebrated with a theme decided by the Board of Directors of the World Space Week Association. The theme of World Space Week 2019 is “The Moon: Gateway to the Stars”. The theme commemorates the 50th anniversary of humankind’s first footprints on the Moon.

In 2017, World Space Week was celebrated with over 3,700 events in 80 countries. Events included school activities, exhibitions, government events, and special activities at planetaria around the world.

In the year 2000, India post issued an Rs.3.00 stamp with the theme India in Space. This se-tenant pair depicts various space missions of India such as satellites, magalyaan, chandrayaan, rockets as well as an Indian flag on the moon along with an astronaut looking at the earth.

Visit philamart to view and purchase variety of stamps from all over the world.