On October 4, 1957 the launch of Sputnik-1 marked the beginning of the Space Age.
To commemorate the event IKI hosts the Space Science Days — an annual special event for space scientists, students, and everyone interested in space.
Space Science Days are supported by the Russian Academy of Sciences and registered as an event of UN World Space Week on October 4–10.
In 2021 the Space Science Days are conducted within the frameworks of the Year of Science and Technology in Russia and dedicated to the 60th anniversary Yuri Gagarin flight — the first human breakthrough to space!
Program of Space Science Days — 2021
- October 4: Scientific space of the XXI century: challenges, solutions, breakthroughs
- October 5–8: "The Road to Space"launch first international conference on space education
- October 9: IKI Doors Open Day
The events will be livestreamed via IKI YouTube channellaunch.
To come to IKI in person, please, register following the directions on the dedicated web pages.
If you are a Media representative, please, fill in the special registration form.
This year the Space Science Days are hold both offline and online, but the current uncertain epidemic situation may pose some limitations. We will immediately inform you about any changes in the schedule and the form of the event via this website, the web site of IKI Media Servicelaunch and associated social media channels.