World Space Week 2026 will celebrate the theme of Rocket Revolution 

Rocket Revolution focuses on the rapid transformation of space launch. Once limited to a small number of government programs, access to space is now expanding through commercial launch providers, reusable rockets, university teams, startups, and new national space actors. This shift is changing who can reach space, how often launches happen, and what space is used for.

A Week Focused on Access and Momentum

World Space Week 2026 will spotlight how launch capabilities are evolving and what that means for science, education, industry, and society. Activities around the world will explore topics such as reusable launch systems, small launch vehicles, launch infrastructure, safety, regulation, and the growing role of private and academic actors in reaching orbit.

The week offers a global moment to examine how launch innovation is accelerating space activity and reshaping participation across regions and generations.

The Launch Point for Global Collaboration

WSW 2026 provides a shared platform for engineers, educators, students, policymakers, and space enthusiasts to exchange ideas around launch technologies and space access. WSWA welcomes collaboration through webinars, educational resources, partner-led content, and other cooperative formats. Participants are invited to contribute expertise, research, and perspectives that reflect how the rocket revolution is unfolding worldwide.

 Join us by Launching Your Rocket

Event organizers are encouraged to interpret “Rocket Revolution” in ways that fit their communities. Activities may include lectures, design challenges, student projects, simulations, historical retrospectives, or discussions on the future of launch. Events can be technical or introductory, large or small, formal or creative.

Get Involved

WSWUK invites individuals and organizations everywhere to take part in World Space Week 2026. By organizing events, participating in programs, sharing knowledge, or supporting the Association, you help highlight how access to space is changing and why launch matters. Together, we mark a defining chapter in space activity and the continuing evolution of how humanity reaches beyond Earth.

For more information see the World Space Week Association Website

Some simple steps to celebrating WSW each year:

• Save the date: 4-10 October
• Choose your audience: Anyone! WSW is an all-inclusive celebration of space, and it is an amazing opportunity to inform and inspire everyone, the more diverse your audience the better!
• Plan an activity: Any educational activity related to space, such as; Space movie night, Space Art or Poetry, Stargazing with local astronomical society, Talks and Presentations, Space Themed Party.
• Register your event: At www.worldspaceweek.org. Registering your event allows the BIS and World Space Week Association to assess the success and growth of WSW year-on-year.
• Let us know how it went: Tell us about your event and attendance numbers, so we can add the UK’s success to our report to the UN.

As the WSW National Coordination manager, the BIS is here to support all UK event organisers with: 

• Planning
• Publicity 
• Registering and updating events
• General support and advice

The RESOURCES section of this website is home to all BIS educational resources and more.
 
Through the link given above, go to the World Space Week resources section for WSW THEME-specific resources and links.

The British Interplanetary Society, the National Co-ordinating body for World Space Week, organises WSW-themed space competitions.

2021 Creative Competition Winners
2022 Poetry Challenge Winners

• Provide unique leverage in space outreach and education
• Educate people around the world about the benefits that they receive from space
• Encourage greater use of space for sustainable economic development
• Demonstrate public support for space programs
• Excite young people about science, technology, engineering, and math
• Foster international cooperation in space outreach and education

ANYONE, ANYWHERE can organise a World Space Week event!

World Space Week consists of space education and outreach events held by space agencies, aerospace companies, schools, STEM clubs, science centres, planetaria, museums, and astronomy clubs around the world.

World Space Week events also include ANY SPACE-RELATED activities being held by local communities, groups, home-schooling, and even families, between 4-10 October. 

Please create an account and register your event on the Global Calendar at worldspaceweek.org/events/

However, if you have any problems, or simply want the WSWUK team to register your event for you, please CONTACT US.

Please share your results with us, by updating your registered event at: worldspaceweek.org/events/ 
You will need to log in to your event, using the login you created.

NEED HELP? 
If you cannot log in, or have any problems, you can also report your results to the WSWUK team by CONTACTING US.