Russia’s official position on the potentially lucrative field of asteroid mining is that it is outlawed by the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which declares that space is “the province of mankind,” and that its use and exploration must “benefit...
Dr. Rupert Gerzer came to work at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology ( Skoltech ) one year ago as an associate director of the research university’s Space Center, but as a qualified medical doctor, he does not hide the fact that his heart...
An international team of students and graduates from the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) will present its project for a two-person flyby past Mars at the Gemini Mars Design Competition in Washington D.C. in September after it was selected...
The Skolkovo Foundation is preparing to expand beyond planet Earth this autumn, when its subsidiary, the Skolkovo Orbital Launch Centre (SOLC), is set to send satellites into space. “Our first launches are planned for October this year,” said...
Improvements in this version of Startup Village: Record crowds, new setting, creative catering. Like the leading smartphone apps, Startup Village is constantly evolving. The third edition of Russia and Eastern Europe’s biggest startup event is no...
Imagine a future in which all things launched into space – from the tiniest nano-satellites to hulking multi-modular planet probes – could communicate with one other. One in which mankind could harness the collaborative potential of thousands...