The competition commemorates the first international space flight, which took place 40 years ago and was attended by Czech Vladimír Remek and Russian Alexei Gubarev. [celá zpráva]
It also commemorates the 20th anniversary of the existence of the “home of space” – the ISS.
From Reflection to Star City
“Do you dream of seeing the moon with your own telescope? Do you want to taste the real food that cosmonauts eat? Or do you want to try on spacesuits and take selfies with cosmonauts to surpass your friends in the number of likes on social networks?” competition organizers invite students aged 13 to 18 to participate.
The first round of assignments is to write an essay (submission deadline moved to June 20) on one of the topics: My flight into space or Why I want to visit Star City.
Photo: Roscosmos Archives
Image of Star city in Russia
A number of prizes await the winners in each round – the top prize is a visit to Star Town, an urban-style settlement north-east of Moscow. He grew up around the JA Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, which was founded in 1960.
Building a model rocket
In addition to the competition, there will also be an international summer space camp taking place July 14-22 at the Technical University in Liberec. Participants will compete in building and flying their own model rockets and will also learn a lot about space exploration.
The race took place under the auspices of President Miloš Zeman and Russian Ambassador to the Czech Republic Alexander Zmejevsky, with support provided by the Russian space agency Roskosmos. The news has presented the competition – there are four rounds in total and will culminate in November in the Russian capital. [celá zpráva]
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