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• Spaceports: Where They Are and How to Get There

  Each year during the World Space Week we celebrate the contribution of space science and technology to human civilization. The event coincides with such dates as the launch of USSR’s Sputnik – Earth’s first artificial satellite – on October 4, 1957 and the enactment of the Outer Space Treaty on October 10, 1967. Many among us might believe that they know everything about human exploration of space – but is that really so? How many for instance, are aware that there are 28 spaceports on Earth or that the planet’s most active spaceport is not that far from the city of St. Petersburg? How space exploration first began, where the planet’s spaceports are and how to get there: read and find out.

  12.10.2017

• BBC Expert: How to Make Science More Accessible

  Julian Siddle, a BBC science journalist and the producer for BBC World Service and BBC Radio, has given a series of talks at Central Exhibition Hall Manege and ITMO University as part of the UK-Russia Year of Science and Education 2017. Speaking to the audience, he discussed the ways to explain gravity waves to children, why major discoveries often begin with the simplest questions and whether scientific content can compete with the social media’s top vloggers.

  15.09.2017

• Science Fest: Growth of VR, Functional Food and Why Humanity Will Always Return to Earth

  Virtual reality, the science of the brain, human development and space – these were the topics on the first day of Science Fest that took place this weekend at creative space “Lumier Hall”. The visitors attended lectures about the future of VR, prospective professions, functional food and first-hand accounts about the experience of being in space. In addition, the creative space held workshops on robotics, augmented reality, game development and other topics. 

  29.05.2017

• Gutenberg's Lounge: Why Stonehenge is an Observatory, How Satellites Stay on the Orbit and Where One Starts His Way to Mars

  Humankind has always reached out to the stars, to the endless space above. And those are not just words: since ancient times, people were set on researching celestial bodies, using them to track time and create calendars. In several thousands of years, humans launched the first artificial satellite, flew to space and set foot on the Moon's surface. As of now, we can well aspire to building a new home on some other planet. On the Space Exploration day, optical engineers and science writers gathered at Gutenberg's Lounge to speak about humanity’s long history of conquering space.

  14.04.2017