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START OF NAVIGATION IN ST. PETERSBURG

17 April 2024

The long-awaited event for residents and guests of the city - the beginning of navigation in St. Petersburg! This year navigation will start on the 27th of April. It means that from the 27th of April it will be possible to enjoy excursions along the rivers and canals of the city again.

WHERE TO FEEL THE TRADITIONAL RUSSIAN LIFESTYLE?

22 March 2024

MIR Travel Company will tell you where and how to get there! The excursion is called the Golden Ring of Russia and passes through several Old Russian cities. The route itself was developed in 1967 with the inclusion of 8 cities: Sergiev Posad, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Rostov the Great, Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Ivanovo, Suzdal and Vladimir. 

NEW EXHIBITION HAS OPENED IN ST. PETERSBURG

20 April 2024

The exhibition "Polytech, you are from outer space" has opened in St. Petersburg. The exhibition, timed to coincide with World Space Week, began its work at the Peter the Great St. Petersburg University or as it is called by the locals – Polytech, the university's press service reported on the 2nd of October. Its stands showcase the developments of scientists from one of the oldest educational institutions in Russia in the space field. The exposition presents kubsats - ultra-small artificial satellites of the Earth, designed for space exploration and space survey of the surface of our planet. They are planned to be launched into Earth's orbit from the Vostochny cosmodrome in 2021–2022. Perhaps, civil space exploration will begin with it. It is supposed that anyone will be able to have such portable satellites.

Another interesting development of scientists is a "smart foil" - a technology of ultrafast cold soldering, which allows soldering various materials to each other in an airless environment. Among the exhibits you can also see the developments of the laboratory of light materials and structures, as well as information stands, telling about different periods of the development of astronautics. And, of course, the exhibition at the Polytech shows how the USSR conquered space. After all, the staff of the Polytechnic University played an important role in this.

World Space Week is the largest annual event dedicated to the study of outer space, the contribution of space science and technology to the development of modern society. More than 90 countries annually take part in the event. MIR Travel Company highly recommends the exhibition to all lovers of science, technologies and outer space. As it covers the history of conquering of space from the period when it was only a fantasy till the first manned flights into space.