World Space Week is an UN-declared celebration of space held annually, every October 4 to 10. It is the largest space event on Earth, with over 8,000 events reported in 2019 and held in 96 countries. These events are organized by thousands of organizations, including space agencies, aerospace companies, astronomy clubs, and museums. In 2020, World Space Week is dedicated to satellites, and their broad benefits under the theme “Satellites improve life.”
The Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences, and Technology, as last year, will be organizing a series of activities related to WSW 2020. All of the SAASST units will present several lectures and workshops. Since the central theme is satellites, our SAASST CubeSat will be presenting three lectures related to Sharjah-Sat-1, the first 3U CubeSat dedicated to observing in the X-ray band.
Please check our website (www.saasst.ae), for a full program.
