World Space Week 2025 theme is “Living in Space,” exploring humanity’s journey beyond Earth. As we stand on the cusp of permanent space habitation, this year’s celebration examines the technologies, innovations, and human adaptations necessary for thriving in extraterrestrial environments.
Space stations, lunar bases, and Mars settlements are no longer distant dreams. They represent active engineering challenges requiring breakthrough solutions in life support systems, closed-loop agriculture, radiation protection, and psychological wellness. The infrastructure we develop today will determine whether future generations can call space their home.
This year’s events will explore sustainable space habitation while inspiring the next generation of engineers, scientists, and explorers. Students worldwide will discover how biology, physics, engineering, and human psychology converge to solve life beyond Earth.
World Space Week 2025 Highlights
- World Space Week 2025 Artwork Mosaic will return to Piccadilly Lights in London on October 8 with Space for a Better World! Global participants are invited to submit artwork reflecting the theme “Living in Space,” with selected pieces showcased on the iconic screen.
- Crayola x World Space Week Sweepstake: Kids Imagine Life in Space – Classrooms worldwide will turn imagination into art, with entries featured in a global gallery and chances to receive Crayola prizes.
- Living on the Moon Online Event – A global online event on October 8 with NASA, Lockheed Martin, UN COPUOS, and partners exploring lunar habitats and cooperation beyond Earth. Registrations are open for everyone.
- World’s Biggest Analog, led by Austrian Space Forum, will take place during WSW, connecting more than a dozen habitats worldwide in the largest coordinated space simulation to date. Over 60 analog astronauts will run parallel missions, generating new insights into teamwork, resilience, and daily life in space-like environments.
- Arizona State University will launch the 30-minute film Becoming Interplanetary during World Space Week 2025. The film is available for anyone to screen in classrooms, museums, clubs, or public forums, with a discussion guide to help communities lead their own conversations on the ethical, cultural, and spiritual dimensions of becoming a spacefaring species.
- SAASST of UAE will mark World Space Week 2025 with planetarium shows, interactive stations, and workshops on astrobiology, AI, and astronaut life. The program also features lectures on exoplanets, interstellar travel, and cosmic radiation.
- The Space Games Federation will launch the Global Space Tie-Off Challenge during World Space Week, a five-day competition inviting anyone worldwide to film themselves knot-tying under simulated microgravity conditions. This unique space-themed athletic event highlights skills for astronaut training while building global community through sports, gaming, and STEM edutainment.
- Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) will celebrate World Space Week 2025 with a special Slow Scan Television (SSTV) event, transmitting six unique images from orbit between October 3–6. Enthusiasts worldwide can tune in at 145.800 MHz to receive and decode the images directly from the ISS.
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