Program October 4, 2021

The October 4, 2021 opens the 65th year of the Space Age.

In honor of this event, IKI RAS holds traditional scientific session to discuss the most important events and trends in space science.

October 4, 2021
15:00—18:00

  • Dr. Vladimir A. Solovyev, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RSC "Energia")
    Manned cosmonautics. Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow
  • Prof. Dr. Vasily V. Asmus, Lyubov S. Kramareva (SIC "Planeta")
    The first high-altitude hydrometeorological spacecraft "Arctic". Early results
  • Prof. Dr. Sergey A. Bartalev (IKI RAS)
    The possibilities of satellite monitoring of the carbon budget in the forests of Russia
  • Dr. Vadim A. Arefiev, Prof. Dr. Alexander A. Lutovinov, Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IKI RAS)
    The Universe in X-rays

Venue: Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IKI), 84/32 Profsoyuznya str., Moscow, entrance A-4, conference hall.
How to get to IKI (in Russian, with Google map).

The session will be livestreamed via IKI YouTube channellaunch.

For participation in person, please, register via an email to the Organizing Committee: sputnik@cosmos.ru.

If you are a Media representative, please, fill in the special registration form.

We will extremely glad to meet you at IKI. However, the current uncertain epidemic situation may pose some limitations on the number of guests allowed at the Institute. 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.


On October 5-8, the first International Conference on Space Education "The Road to Space"launch – also being a part of the Space Science Days – will be held at the IKI. The program is published on the Conference's website.

On October 9, the Space Science Day events will conclude with the IKI Doors Open Day for schoolchildren, students and everyone interested in space!

We look forward to seeing you at IKI!