World Space Week

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annual event international observance space-related awareness event

World Space Week is an annual international celebration held each October to highlight the contributions of space science and technology to the betterment of the human condition.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
World Space Week canonical	2
World Space Week Association	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1825441 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: World Space Week
Context triple: [International Day of Human Space Flight, linkedTo, World Space Week]

A. International Day of Human Space Flight
The International Day of Human Space Flight is a United Nations observance held annually on April 12 to celebrate the first human journey into outer space and the broader achievements of human space exploration.
B. Starmus Festival
Starmus Festival is an international science and arts festival that brings together leading scientists, astronauts, and musicians to celebrate and promote public engagement with science and space exploration.
C. International Cosmos Prize
The International Cosmos Prize is a prestigious Japanese award honoring individuals or organizations for outstanding contributions to the harmonious coexistence of nature and humankind.
D. The Planetary Society
The Planetary Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing space exploration, founded by Carl Sagan and now led by science educator Bill Nye.
E. International Space Station program
The International Space Station program is a multinational collaborative effort to design, build, and operate a permanently crewed orbital research laboratory in low Earth orbit.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: World Space Week
Target entity description: World Space Week is an annual international celebration held each October to highlight the contributions of space science and technology to the betterment of the human condition.

A. International Day of Human Space Flight
The International Day of Human Space Flight is a United Nations observance held annually on April 12 to celebrate the first human journey into outer space and the broader achievements of human space exploration.
B. Starmus Festival
Starmus Festival is an international science and arts festival that brings together leading scientists, astronauts, and musicians to celebrate and promote public engagement with science and space exploration.
C. International Cosmos Prize
The International Cosmos Prize is a prestigious Japanese award honoring individuals or organizations for outstanding contributions to the harmonious coexistence of nature and humankind.
D. The Planetary Society
The Planetary Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing space exploration, founded by Carl Sagan and now led by science educator Bill Nye.
E. International Space Station program
The International Space Station program is a multinational collaborative effort to design, build, and operate a permanently crewed orbital research laboratory in low Earth orbit.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	annual event ⓘ international observance ⓘ space-related awareness event ⓘ
abbreviation	WSW ⓘ
category	United Nations international days ⓘ surface form: United Nations observance space awareness campaign ⓘ
celebratedIn	many countries worldwide ⓘ
commemorates	contributions of space science to society ⓘ contributions of space technology to society ⓘ
coordinator	World Space Week self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: World Space Week Association
duration	7 days ⓘ
endDate	October 10 ⓘ
firstObserved	2000 ⓘ
focus	space exploration ⓘ space science ⓘ space technology ⓘ
goal	to increase public awareness of space activities ⓘ to inspire students about space ⓘ to promote international cooperation in space outreach ⓘ
hasName	World Space Week self-link ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.worldspaceweek.org ⓘ
inception	1999 ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
legalBasis	United Nations General Assembly resolution 54/68 ⓘ
monthObserved	October ⓘ
organizer	World Space Week self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: World Space Week Association
proclaimedBy	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
purpose	to celebrate the contributions of space science and technology to the betterment of the human condition ⓘ
recurrence	annual ⓘ
relatedTo	United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs ⓘ educational institutions ⓘ science museums ⓘ space agencies ⓘ space industry ⓘ
resolutionAdoptionYear	1999 ⓘ
scope	international ⓘ
startDate	October 4 ⓘ
supportedBy	United Nations ⓘ
theme	changes annually ⓘ
timeZone	observed locally in participating countries ⓘ
typicalActivities	educational events ⓘ exhibitions ⓘ lectures ⓘ observing nights ⓘ public outreach activities ⓘ school programs ⓘ workshops ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

International Day of Human Space Flight → linkedTo → World Space Week ⓘ

World Space Week → hasName → World Space Week self-link ⓘ

World Space Week → organizer → World Space Week self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: World Space Week Association

World Space Week → coordinator → World Space Week self-linksurface differs ⓘ