Uganda Space Week 2025

Uganda Space Week 2025 is Here! 🇺🇬 🌍🚀

Hello Interstellar Explorers 👋🏾,

I’m super excited to be leading this year’s Uganda Space Week celebrations, part of the World Space Week, the largest annual space event in the world — with over 15,000 events in more than 90 countries! 🌌

This year’s theme, “𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲,” invites us to imagine what it takes for humans to not just survive — but thrive — beyond Earth. From food systems to space habitats, it’s about innovation, resilience, and collaboration — values that drive our tech communities here in Uganda too.

As someone who’s passionate about building tech communities and recently served as a local judge for NASA’s Space Apps Challenge, I believe events like this spark curiosity and innovation that ripple far beyond space.

Here’s what’s happening 🚀
✨ Virtual sessions: Kicked off yesterday with introductions (slides available if you missed it!)
💻 Today: Virtual deep dive into Space Science & Astronomy Basics
🏫 Tomorrow: Physical meetup at Makerere University – expect DIY rockets, Kahoot quizzes, stargazing, and Bingo networking!

Join us as we explore, learn, and dream together 🌠
👉🏾 Register here: https://tinyurl.com/usw2025
👉🏾 Learn more about World Space Week: https://www.worldspaceweek.org

Let’s make Uganda shine among the stars! 🇺🇬💫

#UgandaSpaceWeek #WorldSpaceWeek

Transcript

1. UGANDA EDITION 8-10 October @ Makerere University
2. Star Explorer! 🌟 Cosmic Adventurer! 🚀 Future Astronaut! 🧑🏾‍🚀 Greetings, Space Cadet! 🛸 Galactic Voyager! 🌌 Interstellar Explorer! ✨ Cosmic Innovator! 🌠 Star Explorer! 🌟 Cosmic Adventurer! 🚀 Future Astronaut! 🧑🏾‍🚀 Greetings, Space Cadet! 🛸 Galactic Voyager! 🌌 Interstellar Explorer! ✨ Cosmic Innovator! 🌠
3. Astronaut suits cost around $12 million ≈ UGX 45.6 billion EACH! DID YOU KNOW ? DID YOU KNOW ?
4. LIVING IN SPACE
5. PARTNERS PARTNERS MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MAKERERE UNIVERSITY UGANDA ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY ASTR ONOMY FOR EVER YONE
6. What: Annual global celebration of space science, technology, and exploration When: October 4–10, 2025 Theme 2025: “Living in Space” – exploring how humans can survive and thrive beyond Earth WHAT IS WSW ? WHAT IS WSW ?
7. Inspires STEM education and innovation Highlights global and local contributions to space exploration Encourages youth to engage in science and technology Why It Matters Why It Matters
8. let’s goooo let’s goooo WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Virtual 7PM iNTROS Virtual 7PM Technical Session Physial Meetup Bingo Networking DIY Projects Star Gazing Kahoot Telescope Ops Tshirt @ 30K
9. Join IEEE Join IEEE
10. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” Quote of the day Quote of the day
11. any questions? any questions?
12. let’s begin! let’s begin!