All-Russian competition on cosmonautics "Star Relay-2025"

Nomination No. 1. Manned space complexes and systems
- Prospective manned space programs;
- Manned lunar exploration and deep space missions;
- Reusable manned transportation space systems;
- Internal layout of the Russian Orbital Station modules;
- Prospective spacesuits for working on the surface of other planets;
- Scientific and applied research on board the International Space Station and the future Russian orbital station;
- Off-planet manned science bases

Nomination #2. Satellites and automatic interplanetary stations
- Design, fabrication and testing of spacecraft in Earth orbit;
- Satellite platforms
- Inter-satellite communications
- Laser technologies for data transmission between satellites
- Swarm interactions
- Interplanetary probes for the study of comets, asteroids, planets
- Scientific research and experiments on board satellites
- Automated helper satellites to support astronauts' work in outer space.

Nomination #3. Rocket complexes and space robotics
- Design of an ultra-light launch vehicle
- Design of the reentry system for launch vehicle stages;
- Perspective technologies of spaceport construction;
- Advanced rocket engines;
- Robotics systems to support the activities of astronauts in space flight (development of own project is welcome): robots-assistants, robots-explorers, methods of robot control;
- Planetary exploration by rovers
- Ground penetrating systems and rock studies of planets, asteroids and comets.

Thematic areas: astronomy, astrophysics, astrobiology, chemistry, geology, space.

Nomination #1. Astronomy and astrophysics
- Studies of objects of galactic and extragalactic astronomy, laws of their
interaction and development.
- Studies of the Moon and Mars as astronomical objects, the possibility of using the Moon to study astronomical phenomena and objects in connection with promising plans for the development of the Moon and missions to Mars from near-lunar orbit.

Nomination #2. Planetary studies: planets, their satellites comets and asteroids
⁃ Studies of solar system objects: asteroids, comets, meteor bodies and meteorites.
 ⁃ Applied research of solar system objects in terms of finding suitable conditions for the existence of life, as well as future human exploration and mining.

Contest entries/projects on the topic may address: 
- any objects in the Universe and groups of them; 
- personal experience of observing celestial bodies; 
- the results of studying scientific sources on the experience of observing and studying astronomical objects.

• Popularization of astronomy among schoolchildren.

Contest entries/projects on the topic can be "Astronomy Lessons" in any form: video, audio lesson, book, presentation, etc.

Recommended topics of the competition works/projects:

Nominations:

1. Animation and digital art (2D and 3D animation, short animated cartoons, video art about spacecraft, stations, celestial bodies, astronauts)
2. Art projects (painting, graphics, design, comics, etc.) about spacecraft, stations, celestial bodies, scientists, engineers and astronauts.

Papers may address the following topics of your choice:
- "Minor planet 545985 GALINAERMOLENKO of the main asteroid belt". What does it look like? How might it be explored by spacecraft?
- "Spectrum-RG telescope explores the universe."
- "Spacewalk. 60 years to the feat of Alexei Leonov"
- "65 years of creation of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center".
- "Astronauts' work on the space station."
- "Kids in Space."
- "Earth remote sensing satellite constellation"
- "A spacesuit is a spacecraft for working outside the orbital station"
- "55 years since the Lunar rover began its work on the surface of the Moon"
- "Vehicles are exploring other planets."
- "Satellites, rockets and planetoids come to life..."
- "How do you deal with space debris?"
- "Interstellar Travel."

Рекомендуемые темы конкурсных работпроектов:

- "Journey to a small planet 545985 GALINAERMOLENKO of the main asteroid belt". A fantasy story/story about a space mission that Russian schoolchildren are about to undertake to explore a small planet.
- "Letter to a Space Mentor." A letter to your mentor from yourself in the future who has achieved your goals: flying into space, developing a new spacecraft, making astronomical discoveries, creating a new type of movement in space.
- "Article to a popular scientific and technical journal about space". A popular science and technology article about an event, about space technology in the field of astronautics and rocket technology. An article reflecting the author's analysis of the material and depth of elaboration on the chosen topic.
- "Poems about Space". A cycle of poems about astronauts, engineers, testers, spacecraft and space stations.
- "Humanity's Cosmic Home". A discussion in prose or poetic form of what an orbital station of the future will look like.
- Interstellar Travel. Reasoning in prose or poetic form, what will space transportation look like in the future, how will spaceships travel in the future?

Recommended topics of the competition works/projects:

- Space medicine and psychology;
- Designs for medical experiments in spaceflight;
- Prevention tools for future space missions;
- Medical requirements in the selection of candidates for cosmonauts: Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow. Analysis of changes.
- Biological experiments on board satellites, manned space complexes
- Problems and solutions in the development of biological life support systems on board orbital stations
- Application of robotics and artificial intelligence in conducting research on board space complexes.