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Illegal Kosmonavtika |
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| The first Georgian space object - Reflector Saturday, July 15, 2017, 5:00 - 6:30 pm Tbilisi Geophysical Observatory 150, D. Agmashenebeli Ave. Tbilisi 0112, Georgia Elguja Medzmariashvili discusses Soviet space technology, the modern means of deep space communication, and the history of construction of the first Georgian space object named Reflector. In conjunction with Franchise Exhibition Illegal Kosmonavtika. This event is free and open to the public. |
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Elguja Medzmariashvili discusses Soviet space technology, the modern means of deep space communication and the history of construction of the first Georgian space object. Named Reflector, it was launched in 1999 from the Georgian Institute of Space Structures, the exhibition site of the exhibition Illegal Kosmonavtika. Elguja Medzmariashvili is a Georgian scientist and military figure, Doctor of Military Science, Doctor of Technical Science, Professor, Major-General, and Academician of National Science Academy of Georgia. Currently a full professor in the Georgian Technical University, he has held roles as the head of the Civil Engineering Constructions Department, and is a founder of the Georgian Institute of Space Constructions. He was also a general constructor of the first Georgian space object which launched on July 23, 1999, which, after successful deployment and testing, shifted from the orbital station Mir to independent satellite orbit. Medzmariashvili has published more than 250 scientific works, including monographs, manuals and articles, and inventions. apexart’s program supporters past and present include the National Endowment for the Arts, Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, the Kettering Family Foundation, the Buhl Foundation, The Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Spencer Brownstone, the Kenneth A. Cowin Foundation, Epstein Teicher Philanthropies, The Greenwich Collection Ltd., William Talbott Hillman Foundation/Affirmation Arts Fund, the Fifth Floor Foundation, the Consulate General of Israel in New York, The Puffin Foundation, the Trust for Mutual Understanding, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor and administered by LMCC, funds from NYSCA Electronic Media/Film in Partnership with Wave Farm: Media Arts Assistance Fund, with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, as well as the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature. |
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