BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 25. The second day of the Space Technology Conference (STC2025) has finished in Baku, Trend reports.
Just like on the first day, today the participants will also address a range of pressing topics such as “Earth Observation for Sustainable Regional Development,” “Connectivity in Central Eurasia: The Role of Satellite Communications,” “The Latest Technologies Driving Innovation & Investment in the Space Industry,” and others.
On the first day, Azercosmos signed a memorandum of understanding with several companies. Today, several documents in the space field are expected to be signed.
The conference has brought together over 400 participants representing 112 organizations from 35 countries. Representatives from the Middle East, Europe, Asia, North and South America, and Africa are attending the event.
Speaking at the event, Strategy Manager at 4iG Space and Defense Technologies, Sebastian Misurak said thatthe 4iG Space and Defense Technologies company is ready to work with new partners in the space sector.
According to him, the company has a very ambitious program related to space research.
"Private companies in the Eastern and Central European region can play a significant role in the space sector. However, we cannot carry out all our activities without partners. That’s why we must approach current issues in the space field with a very pragmatic mindset. We are already collaborating with certain companies and plan to work with new partners as well," he explained.
Misurak underscored the potential to navigate obstacles within the aerospace domain via synergistic collaboration.
"We are ready to share our knowledge in the space field with our partners and to build mutually beneficial cooperation. Over the past year, we have enhanced our expertise by benefiting from the experiences of various countries, particularly through collaboration with Polish companies. We are also ready to offer training for our new partners in this field," the company representative noted.
As part of the event, Turkish astronaut Tuva Cihangir Atasevar told Trend that I'm eager to see Azerbaijan's participation in our microgravity research in the coming years.
"One of them was my fellow countryman, Alper Gezeravcı. He has become famous in the Turkish world. During that mission, we conducted 13 scientific experiments, and five months later, we carried out our second space mission, and I was fortunate to participate in it.
During this flight, we conducted seven different scientific studies and achieved significant milestones in conducting scientific experiments in a microgravity environment. In the coming years, we aim to achieve even more ambitious goals in these studies.
These goals include cooperation with Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan is my homeland—the place where my mother was born and raised. When I flew to space, I took both the Turkish and Azerbaijani flags with me. I really want Azerbaijan to be involved in the microgravity studies we will carry out in the coming years. This will strengthen the ties between Azerbaijan and Türkiye even further," the astronaut said.
The representative of SkyCues Israel Kehat noted that the company plans to further expand its activities in Azerbaijan.
He recalled that the company signed an agreement with Azercosmos and expressed hope that they would further expand their cooperation opportunities.
"Azercosmos will benefit from the technology we have developed. Our areas of activity in Azerbaijan will, in fact, be even broader, because Azercosmos does a lot of work, and they will work with us in Türkiye, Pakistan, and other places. We brought them a unique innovation. Everything looks great in the Google Maps application, but this is from three years ago. We presented newer solutions to Azercosmos three days ago.
I cannot mention how much our company has invested or will invest in Azerbaijan, but we plan to come here very often and work on new projects," the company representative noted.
The head of the Enterprise and International Business Division at Supernet stated that Azercosmos and company are holding negotiations on the establishment of possible joint ventures and deepening cooperation in this area.
He said that the company has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Azercosmos.
"The goal is to cooperate on satellite systems.
So, we have a portfolio of four satellite services on Earth. Azercosmos itself has satellite systems. We have a cooperation in the space sphere where we will help each other, and we need to further enhance this cooperation.
As for investing in Azerbaijan, we are already investing time and human resources and are negotiating with Azercosmos on the establishment of possible joint ventures and deepening cooperation in this area. This also implies expanding the volume of certain joint investments for the future," the company official noted.
