Question: When the World Space Week is celebrated?
(a) 3-6 October
(b) 4-10 October
(c) 2-8 October
(d) 3-9 October
Ans: (b)
Related facts:
- World Space Week is an annual event, observed during the week of 4-10 October.
- 2016 World Space Week Theme: “Remote sensing: Enabling Our Future”.
- The dates recall the launch, on 4 October 1957, of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik I, and the entry into force, on 10 October 1967.
- By Resolution 54/68 of 6 December 1999, the General Assembly proclaimed World Space Week, to celebrate the contributions of space science and technology to the betterment of the human condition.
- The United Nations General Assembly declared in 1999 that World Space Week (WSW) will be held each year from October 4-10.
- World Space Week is the largest annual space event in the world. It builds the workforce of tomorrow by inspiring students, demonstrates visible public support for the space program, educates the public about space activities, and fosters international cooperation into space outreach and education.
Reference:
http://www.un.org/en/events/spaceweek/
http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/outreach/events/wsw/index.html
http://www.shar.gov.in/wsw/theme.jsp