Herman Potočnik Noordung Center of Space Technologies

[4] Opening speeches were held by Danilo Türk, former president of the Republic of Slovenia, Žiga Turk, head of former Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport (Slovenia), Yuri Baturin, head of the S. I. Vavilov Institute for History of Science and Technology at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Lojze Peterle, a Member of the European Parliament, Anton Mavretič, a Slovenian scientist, active in the programmes of MIT, NASA and the Boston University, and through a direct video connection with the International Space Station, Yuri Malenchenko, Russian cosmonaut, also greeted the public.

From the opening to the end of August 2014, KSEVT hosts a large permanent exhibition Herman Potočnik Noordung: 100 Monumental Influences.

The work of KSEVT was first presented to the global expert public on the 63rd International Astronautical Congress in Naples, Italy.

At the highest point of the circular exhibition area there is a transition to the smaller cylinder of the building – to the first floor where study and research activities take place.

The main programme is accompanied by a set of smaller, temporary exhibitions, conferences, symposia, lectures, and other events in the fields of space culturalization.

The third and main activity of KSEVT are the multimedia educational programmes for primary (elementary) and secondary (high) schools.