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On 4 October 2025, in the day of the First Sputnik launch, IKI held an annual Doors Open Day for students and everybody interested in space.

From 27 to 29 August 2025, the final of the nationwide project "Space Expedition of the First 2025" took place in Moscow, with about two hundred schoolchildren and students from 33 regions of the Russian Federation participating. IKI scientists gave lectures for the project participants.

Prof. Alexander Lutovinov, IKI deputy director and corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, gave a presentation about the history and modern achievements of space science to the participants of the special program “300 Years of the RAS: A Fundamental View of the World,” organized by the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Artek International Children's Center. He also answered the question — why study the Universe at all.

On April 1, 2025, IKI hosted Space Research and Modern Astrophysics session of MIPT Landau School for Physics and Research.

International Forum for Scientific Youth «Step into the Future», dedicated to the 195th anniversary of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University, is underway in Moscow on March 24–28, 2025. On March 25, the participants of two sections presented their findings at IKI.

Students from 'space classes' of the school №60 from Rostov-on-Don visited IKI and went through an intensive course on space science from 27 to 31st January as part of the RAS's Basic Schools program.

December 4 to 10 A. D. Shvetsov Perm Aviation Technical College hosted the Second All-Russian Space Championship. bringing together more than 120 school students and 35 tutors, including IKI scientist, from 30 Russian regions.

On October 1–5, 2024, International conference on space education "Road To Space – 2024" at IKI gathered more than 200 participants, who discussed modern challenges in space education. The meeting was dedicated to the anniversary of Sputnik launch on October 4th and includeы satellite events open to public.