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Valley City\u00a0\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The UN-declared World Space Week begins Oct 4th and lasts through Oct 10th! This year’s theme “Space Unites the World”. In honor of this event, the Valley City State University Planetarium is pleased to offer the premier showing of the National Geographic presentation \u201cMars2\u201d.\u00a0 Saturday October 6th<\/sup> at 1pm.\u00a0 This is a free and open to all 45 minute event for all ages.<\/p>\nThe theme for UN-declared World Space Week 2018 will be \u201cSpace Unites the World,\u201d it was announced by World Space Week Association (WSWA).<\/p>\n
\u201cWorld Space Week, October 4-10, 2018 will celebrate the role of space in bringing the world closer together,\u201d said WSWA President Dennis Stone.<\/p>\n
The theme is inspired by UNISPACE+50, an historic gathering of world space leaders which will occur in 2018. UNISPACE+50 will promote cooperation between spacefaring and emerging space nations and help space exploration activities become open and inclusive on a global scale, according to the UN.<\/p>\n
WSWA Executive Director Goran Nikola\u0161evi\u0107 said, \u201cWorld Space Week 2017 broke records with over 4,000 events. Most events were held in countries which are not top space-faring nations, showing the strength of World Space Week in the developing world.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRapid growth of World Space Week reflects widespread acceptance of this synchronized timeframe to celebrate space, inspire students using space, and promote space programs, policies, and organizations,\u201d Stone said.\u00a0\u00a0 WSW is celebrated by a network of over 1,000 space-related organizations, the largest such network in the world, according to WSWA.<\/p>\n
The Association\u2019s Board each year selects a theme for World Space Week to provide a focus of the activities and events that take a place in over 80 nations during 4-10 October.\u00a0 WSW event organizers are encouraged to incorporate the theme into their activities and promotional materials.<\/p>\n
To see the history of World Space Week themes, please click here.<\/p>\n
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About World Space Week<\/p>\n
The largest space event on Earth, UN-declared World Space Week is celebrated October 4-10 annually. It is an international celebration of the contribution of space science and technology to the betterment of the human condition. World Space Week consists of a myriad of space-related events held by space agencies, aerospace companies, schools, planetaria, museums, and astronomy clubs in a common timeframe to achieve greater student and public impact through synchronization.<\/p>\n
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About World Space Week Association<\/p>\n
World Space Week Association is the global coordinator of World Space Week. WSWA is an international non-government, non-profit organization incorporated in the United States in 1982. It is led by a Board comprised of global space leaders and dignitaries, an executive team that manages operations, and volunteers that support them. The Association is permanent observer on the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and is supported by voluntary contributions of sponsors including Lockheed Martin.<\/p>\n
For more information, contact Wes Anderson 701-845-0966<\/p>\n
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VCSU Planetarium<\/p>\n
Room 309 Rhoades Science Center<\/p>\n
VCSU<\/p>\n
101 College St SW
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