Scientific Conference

XXV-th Academic Conference on Astronautics

Analytical review

(Moscow, Russia, January 2001)

A.K.Medvedeva

IIET of RAS, Moscow, Russia

e-mail: akm@history.ihst.ru

E.I.Alexejeva

RAS Computing Center, Moscow, Russia

e-mail: alex@ccas.ru

XXV Scientific Conference on Astronautics was held in Moscow, January 24-26, 2001. It excited a great interest of scientific public. The total number of participants exceeded 1300.

The Scientific Conferences during years of their history grew up as an instrument of reflection of collective process of elaboration of new knowledge in a brunch of mastering of cosmic space. The presented achievements have a big impact upon developing of systematic knowledge necessary for the further progress of Astronautics. Not only the analysis of creative works of an outstanding scientist, but also the investigation of genesis of his ideas, as well as the assessment of the state of knowledge in particular brunch have been demonstrated in the frame of XXV Scientific Conference on Astronautics. These were made in accordance with the traditions of Russian science when conference dedicated in memory of an outstanding scientist.

According to themes of the reports presented, the structure of main areas of interest of a space science, is portrayed as follows:

- fundamental research;

- humanitarian aspects of study of space activity;

- place of Astronautics in social, economic and strategic development of modern society;

- research of questions of history of Astronautics.

The slope of research is analyzed along this classification. The results of research work are discussed at annual scientific reads on Astronautics. These results include all range of the most recent problems and questions related to the modern phase of practical mastering of space.

In particular the important feature of the Russian Cosmic Society was considered. The "rocket/cosmic" state system could be compared with alive organism surviving in extreme environment. This comparison is very important for the understanding of survival of scientific and project institutions of "rocket/cosmic" brunch during economic crisis and lack of financing of this brunch. Under this circumstances scientific groups are still alive; they continue to carry out scientific investigations and technical projects; they are involved into industrial interrelations during years of creation of modern examples of advanced technologies. So far this kind of conference if really necessary for the scientific society as a tribune for the exchanging of results of investigations and for the professional communication. It is clear that the loss of survival will be equivalent to the disintegration of "rocket/cosmic" brunch in Russia and its going out from the world space' mastering. It's also well known that expenditures for the restoration of complex system are much more greater than expenditures for its maintaining.

The discussions about the most actual problems during XXV Scientific Conference on Astronautics demonstrated that the cosmic complex of Russia is still alive, as well as the whole collective of engineers and investigators involved in it.