Noosphere traditionally holds Star Track, an innovative tournament in rocketry and space technology, in November. On November 21, the fifth such tournament was held virtually, due to the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic. Nevertheless, 37 participants from Dnipro, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv and Cherkasy presented 13 projects at the event.

The coronavirus pandemic has affected Noosphere’s schedule of events for 2020. Some have been postponed for the fall, while for others we were able to either join or create an online format. We will talk about each of them below.

We have already talked about some of the innovative solutions developed at Noosphere Engineering School to confront the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. In this article, we share more on how the school uses innovations in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

The health care systems in different countries are facing real challenges due to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. In times like these, we need to work together to create innovative solutions that can easily address these new issues. Students and mentors of Noosphere Engineering Schools are already working towards such solutions.

Last January, “Association Noosphere” Chairman of the Board Michael Ryabokon and Zhytomyr National Agroecological University Rector Oleg Skydan entered an agreement to open a Noosphere Engineering School in Zhytomyr. As a result of this partnership, the official opening of another Noosphere Engineering School (NES) took place on November 28

On October 19-20, Noosphere joined the largest international space hackathon – NASA Space Apps Challenge. In 2019, the hackathon featured about 230 locations in 80 countries.