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World Space Week 2003 Report
A special rally carrying World Space Week mottos and all types of publicity took place in Khimki Moscow Suburb, a rocket and space industry Center where
Lavochkin and Energomash are located.
Members of the Youth Space Center (YSC) of Bauman Moscow State Technical University participated in the 54th International Astronautical Congress in Bremen,
Germany. YSC Director Victoria Maiorova and YSC member Anatoly Kopik gave an oral presentation titled "Bauman Moscow State Technical University Youth Space Center – students' way in space technologies". The
YSC team also made a poster presentation about "Baumanets" student's microsatellite project.
YSC made an aerospace tour for Bauman students to Nice, France with a visit to Alcatel Space Cannes (with the help of Philippe Jung - president of Historical
Commission of Aeronautical and Astronautical Association of France and Ivan Benilan - ISU graduate, Alcatel Space engineer), Observatorie de Nice, Astrorama planetarium and telescopes.
YSC (with the help of Bauman professors and Ph. D) started a workshop for high school students with the aim of preparing them for the All-Russian Aerospace
Contest "Cosmonautics", which gives them an opportunity to show their knowledge in space science. For the contest they produce a research paper in the space-related fields and then they defend their research during
the contest. Authors of the most interesting projects are recommended to enter the aerospace department of Bauman Moscow State Technical University.
The Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) held a meeting of its Aerospace School alumnus, professors, students and high school students on 4 October 2003, as part of
World Space Week.
The proceedings of the Youth Conference "Problems of Space Education in XXI Century" with motto "World Space Week" were published in the Publishing House of
Moscow Aviation Institute.
The International Conference and Exhibition "Aviation and Cosmonautics – 2003" was devoted to the 100th anniversary of aviation and the 35th anniversary of Aerospace School, MAI and took place in Moscow Aviation Institute on 3 – 6 November 2003 (under motto "World Space Week").
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