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Keep Space for Peace Week

Every October the GN calls for global actions to support “Keep Space for Peace Week”

In 1999 the United Nations General Assembly declared that October 4-10 every year would be designated as ‘World Space Week’ to “celebrate the contributions of space science and tchnology to the betterment of the human condition” – we ask people to recognise this as a time to Keep Space for Peace.

Each year the GN provides a poster for use to highlight the Week of Actions and posts a list of the actions organised by our members.


Keep Space for Peace Week
October 7-14 2023

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 The Dangers of Crowded Orbits

Lower Earth orbit (LEO) is becoming dangerously crowded and NASA scientists fear growing space debris and likely cascading collisions in orbit. This, called the Kessler Syndrome, would endanger space activities and the use of satellites which so much technology relies on to function.

The Global Network is involved in a legal action to pressure the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to follow the law and conduct environmental impact studies before approving the launching of satellites into space. In 1985-88 there were about 5000-6000 objects in orbit. Currently there are roughly 27,000 human-made objects in space.

Elon Musk’s Space X has launched 12,000 satellites and various companies are now planning some 71,000 more. The US is moving quickly to grab as many remaining LEO parking spaces as possible, thereby preventing other nations from deploying satellites.

Could the FCC be ignoring the law for monitoring environmental impacts because Congress and the Pentagon want to remove all impediments to US military domination of LEO?
The emblem of the Space Force, Semper Supra, Latin for always above, shows their mission is to ‘control and dominate space’ and to win wars on Earth.

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Events at military bases, space tech production facilities,
launch sites, outside government buildings and more.
Please check out & share our many short space videos.
See our video list here
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Organize a local event
Be sure to let us know about any event
you organize in your local community during space week.
Get ready to enter your event details

See a report of some of the events held in 2021 here and 2022 here.



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