From 8 to 10 December 2021, the Congress of young scientists was held in the Sirius educational center (the federal territory “Sirius”). He became a key event of the year of science and technology announced on the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
more than three thousand participants arrived at Congress, among which the best specialists of the largest domestic enterprises, representatives of educational organizations, winners of grants contests, as well as students and schoolchildren who are actively involved in research. They discussed promising space technology, startups, introduction of artificial intelligence, attracting young people to the scientific sphere and much more.
Roskosmos State Corporation at Congress presented the best young scientists and specialists of the country’s rocket and space industry. Within the framework of the Congress program, a thematic plenary session “Space Development” was held, during which participants managed to get acquainted with examples of promising developments for the development of space and see the broadcast of the launch of the Soyuz-2.1A carrier missile with the Soyuz MS-20 piloted ship.
In the open dialogue “Science and technology of cosmic flights. What kind of people take astronauts?” (organized by the Russian Society “Knowledge”) took part in the hero of the Russian Federation, the pilot-cosmonaut of the Russian Federation Valery Tokarev. He answered the questions of the participants, shared his own experience and wondered about the prospects of cosmic tourism and the difference in the preparation of astronauts of different countries.
One of the events in the framework of the Congress was the session “National Technological Olympiad – a new generation of scientific and technological leaders”, in which the Director of the Administrative Department of the State Corporation “Roskosmos” Dmitry Shishkin took part. The question of one of the students of the Moscow State Technical University named after N.E. Bauman, who was interested in the possibility of opening private polygons for launching in the framework of rocket models.
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The organizers of the Congress of young scientists are the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the Coordination Council for Youth Affairs in the Scientific and Educational Spheres of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation on Science and Education, the Rosconomh Foundation. Operator of the Year of Science and Technologies in the Russian Federation – ANO “National Priorities”.