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Cosmonauts Send Student Day Greetings From ISS
24 Jan
Summary
- Cosmonauts on ISS sent greetings for Russian Student Day.
- MSU plans a space telescope for exoplanet discovery.
- MSU scientists control a new satellite for space research.
Cosmonauts Sergey Mikayev and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, along with Oleg Platonov, have sent a video message from the Russian segment of the International Space Station. The message offered congratulations to Lomonosov Moscow State University on its upcoming anniversary and to students across Russia celebrating Russian Student Day. Mikayev highlighted the ISS as a significant scientific laboratory.
He also expressed optimism for Moscow State University's vision of an exoplanet-hunting space telescope, suggesting students might contribute to its realization. This aligns with MSU Rector Viktor Sadovnichy's announcement of an ambitious project to launch a space telescope by the end of the decade, designed for detailed studies of potentially habitable exoplanets.
Furthermore, MSU scientists have successfully established contact with and control of the Scorpion CubeSat research satellite, launched on December 28. This satellite will monitor Earth's radiation environment and aid astrophysical research. Sadovnichy also revealed plans for university staff involvement in lunar and deep-space missions.
