As part of Space Week, the Russian House of International Scientific and Technical Cooperation hosted the International Forum
As part of Space Week, the Russian house of International Scientific and Technical Cooperation hosted the International Forum «CosmosTech: 65 Years Since Yuri Gagarin’s Flight». The event brought together diplomats from 14 Latin American countries, including heads of diplomatic missions from Venezuela, Guatemala, Colombia, Bolivia, Costa Rica and Paraguay, as well as cosmonauts, experts and representatives of technological companies.
The forum was organized by the Russian house of International Scientific and Technical Cooperation (RH ISTC) and the National Committee for Economic Cooperation with Latin American Countries (NC CEPLA), with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the State Corporation for Space Activities «Roscosmos», State Organization «Gagarin Research&Test Cosmonaut Training Center», the National Technology Initiative Project Counterfeiting Fund (NTI Fund) and the Russian State Archive of Research and Engineering Documentation.
The forum served as a platform for building cooperation in the exploration and use of outer space based on competitive Russian space technologies, engineering and scientific‑technological solutions, as well as for discussing prospects for joint projects.
The international event featured a photo exhibition «65 Years Since Yuri Gagarin’s Flight» and an exhibition of nanosatellites by SouthWest State University (SWSU). There was also a screening of the film «On the Same Orbit» about the 1980 spaceflight of the Soviet‑Cuban crew aboard Soyuz‑38, which marked the beginning of space cooperation with Latin America.
Speakers at the International Forum CosmosTech‑2026 included:
Dmitry Protasovsky, CEO of the Russian house of International Scientific and Technical Cooperation (RH ISTC);
Tatyana Mashkova, CEO of the National Committee for Economic Cooperation with Latin American Countries (NC CEPLA);
Vitaly Medvedev, CEO of the National Technology Initiative Project Counterfeiting
Fund (NTI Fund)
Marina Malyutina, Director of the Russian State Archive of Research and Engineering Documentation.
Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, pilot‑cosmonaut of the Russian Federation and Hero of the Russian Federation, shared his personal experience of spaceflights and his vision of innovation in his speech.
Technological project presentations included:
Platform «Digital Earth: control from space» – «TerraTech JSC» (Russian Space Systems)
Small spacecraft and ground control complexes – «Orbital Systems» LLC
Constellation of spacecraft to improve the quality and availability of the Internet of Things – the Southwest State University
Cooperation in the space sector – «Technocosmos» LLC
The International Forum “CosmosTech: 65 Years Since Yuri Gagarin’s Flight” highlighted the potential for space cooperation between Russia and Latin America. Foreign participants noted Russian innovations and expressed interest in joint projects.
«TerraTech» JSC is a subsidiary of Russian Space Systems JSC, established on the strategic initiative of the State Corporation for Space Activities «Roscosmos», as a commercial operator of Earth remote sensing services and related geoinformation solutions. The company’s main area of activity is the development of geoinformation solutions based on spatial data sources, primarily Earth remote sensing data, serving government agencies, commercial organizations and individuals. «TerraTech’s» information‑analytical services are aimed at automating customers’ business processes related to searching for and analyzing any available spatial information across the globe for any time period.
«Orbital Systems» LLC is a Russian company in the rocket‑space sector that possesses a unique full‑cycle set of competencies, including: the development and manufacture of small spacecraft (CubeSat format); production of deployment containers (transport‑launch containers) installed on launch vehicles for placing CubeSat‑format small satellites into orbit; support of launch operations at cosmodromes; video documentation of orbital events during spacecraft deployment into target orbit; development and installation of radio‑engineering stations for controlling small spacecraft in orbit; and organization of downlink and delivery of target data to end users. Since 2019, Orbital Systems has carried out five missions to launch small spacecraft, orbiting 33 satellites for both Russian and foreign customers.
The Southwest State University (city Kursk) is one of the leading universities in Central Russia and is listed in prominent Russian and international rankings. It is a regional leader in terms of scientific achievements and engineering developments, with the space sector as one of its key research areas. Since 2009, Southwest State University researchers have been designing and building small spacecraft, having developed and placed into orbit 26 satellites, including for Peru, Ecuador and Zimbabwe, as well as for the Chechen Republic and the Republic of Mordovia. International recognition of the university’s achievements is confirmed by cooperation agreements with the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) and the Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency (ZINGSA). The university is an active participant in global science diplomacy, developing partnerships with universities in Latin America and regularly organizing various events in the region, including Space Week.