I wish you a Happy World Aviation and Astronautics Day and Cosmonautics Day in Ukraine – a holiday that long ago became a symbol of progress and aspirations to new discoveries and achievements.

Cosmonautics is a dream and reality, new unique knowledge, it is the locomotive for other industries and areas of economy and it comprehensively favours the advancement of science: both applied and fundamental. According to S.P. Korolev, cosmonautics has the infinite future and its prospects are boundless as the Universe.

Today all over the world, space research combines the most priority directions – in science, in the area of innovative technologies. The humanity conquers new space summits – interorbital service, deep space research, space stations development – keeping on dreaming of space and confidently following the path, which began 60 years ago.

I sincerely wish you all the success in business, sound health, job stability and reliable partners.

With deepest respect
A.P.Kushnarev
Acting General Director
Yuzhnoye SDO