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 — 2022

October 3–4, 8, 2022

Detailed schedule for October 3–4, 8.

IKI Doors Open Day October 8, 2022 poster (.pdf, 703 kb, in Russian).

Sessions were held offline at IKI premises (Moscow, Profsoyusnaya street, 84/32, Entrance A-4) and online and streamed live via YouTube.

Space Science Days are organized by Space Research Institute (IKI) and supported by the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ministry for Science and Higher Education of Russia, Roscosmos State Corporation.

Organizers and partners of Doors Open Day 2022: IKI, Space Pi project office, "In Charge For the Planet" Program, Innovation Support Foundation, "Education of the Future", Space Summer School, "Stratonautica", VoltBro.

Space Science Days are registered as an event of UN World Space Week on October 4–10 (Event ID: 54180).

IKI Doors Open Day is part of the All-Russian Science Festival "Nauka 0+"

Programme

Download the programme in PDF.

The time below is Moscow Time (UTC +3).

October 3. Space Philosophy: Persons and Ideas. Plenary session

IKI

14:00–14:10
Opening

14:10-14:40
Dr. Vladislav A. Lektorsky,
Academician on the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Cosmism as Philosophical, Scientific, and Technological Project

14:45–15:15
Anton I. Pervushin,
Writer, journalist, researcher of history of cosmonautics, science, and Science Fiction
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and His Utopia of the “World Without Gravity”

15:20–16:00
Dr. Evgenia N. Petrova,
Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Arts; The State Russian Museum
Cosmism in Russian Art

16:00–16:20 break

16:20-16:50
Dr. Anastasia G. Gacheva,
Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences; N.F. Fedorov Library №180, Moscow
The Concept of Future in Philosophical and Artistic Cosmism

16:55–17:25
Dr. Alexander A. Onosov,
Department of Philosophy, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Space-Time of Vladimir Vernadsky’s Ideas

17:30–18:00
Lyudmila N. Morozova,
Alexander Chizhevsky Museum
Alexander Chizhevsky and Sergey Korolev

18:10-19:00
Cosmism in Russian Music: Skryabin, Taneev, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rakhmaninov. Concert

October 4. Space Science Days. Plenary session

IKI, conference hall

14:00–14:40
Opening. Invited speakers

  • Yuri I. Borisov, Director Generale, State Corporation Roscosmos
  • Representatives of the Russian Academy of Sciences

14:50–15:20
Prof. James Head,
Brown University, USA; foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
The First Half-Century of the Space Age: The Earth in the Context of Solar System Exploration and Exoplanets in our Backyard

15:25–15:55
Dr. Marat R. Gilfanov,
Academician on the Russian Academy of Sciences; Space Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
SRG/eROSITA All-sky X-ray Survey: From Solar Flares and Neutrino Sources to Precision Cosmology

16:00–16:30
Prof. WU Ji
Chair of Chinese Space Association; foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Chinese Mars Mission: Tianwen-1

16:30–16:45 break

16:45–17:15
Dr. Olga Yu. Lavrova,
Space Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Ecology From Space

17:20–17:50
Prof. Bernard Foing,
CEO LUNEX EuroMoonMars, president Space Renaissance International
Research Preparing For Outposts and MoonVillage

17:55–18:25
Alexander. Yu. Trokhimovsky,
Space Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Postcards From Cold Mars: Scientific Results of ACS Instrument On board ExoMars-2016

October 8. IKI Doors Open Day and Popular Science Quest “Spaceflight”

ИКИ РАН, Выставочный зал, конференц-зал

Guided tours at IKI exhibition, master classes, popular lectures, and popular science quest in Moscow.

  • Quest starts at 11:00 AM
  • IKI Doors Open Day starts at 12:30 PM
  • Quest starts and ends at IKI premises, but runs in the city. Registration is required!
  • Doors Open Day are held at IKI’s exhibition and in the conference hall. The entrance is free (entrance A-4 in the IKI’s building)

Lectures

Dr. Vadim A. Arefiev,
Space Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
The Universe in X-rays with Mikhail Pavlinsky ART-XC Telescope On board Spektr-RG Observatory

Alexander V. Khokhlov,
Space Pi Project Office; ambassador of cosmonautics
Space-pi Project — Educational Satellites In Orbit