Exploring the Universe

The theme for World Space Week 2008 is "Exploring the Universe" This theme encourages participants to reflect during World Space Week on the space as the next frontier. Exploration can take many forms, from scientific discovery to human colonization. From space, we learn not only about astronomy, but we learn about Earth in many ways.  As the next frontier, space offers bountiful resources of energy and materials, as well as a path for permanent human expansion off of our home planet Earth. 

All World Space Week participants are requested to:
  1) Plan World Space Week programs that address this theme in some way
  2) Incorporate this theme into all of your World Space Week publicity materials

Each year's theme provides broad guidance to World Space Week participants on the content of their programs. The theme is selected to increase the impact of World Space Week on all humanity. Further, by using a uniform theme globally, World Space Week demonstrates unprecedented global cooperation in space.  The theme is selected by the World Space Week Association Board of Directors in close coordination with the UN Office of Outer Space Affairs. Compliance with the theme is not required but is encouraged.

Your ideas for future year's World Space Week themes are welcomed and appreciated.  Please email your theme ideas to admin@worldspaceweek.org.

Click here to see themes from other years' celebration of World Space Week.

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