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You can view the International Space Station from Vancouver tonight – Vancouver Is Awesome

Posted: May 27, 2020 at 6:43 pm

Want to view the International Space Station up close and personal?

According toSpace.com, it's somewhat of a commitment. Actually, it requires that you are in amazing physical condition and have at least a bachelor's degree in engineering, biological science, physical science, computer science or mathematics, as well as three years of professional experience before you are even considered for the selection process.

With this in mind, only a diehard astronaut hopeful will commit to this lengthy and demanding journey. However, you can still view this marvel of human ingenuity from a distance with both feet firmly planted in Vancouver soil (or grass, or pavement - you get the picture). In fact, the International Space Station is viewable from the Lower Mainland on numerous occasions - but you'll have to know exactly where and when to look for it.

Luckily, tonight is one of those nights,weather permitting.

Stargazers can set their alarms for around 9:45; the station will be viewable at 9:50 p.m.

While the cloud cover may make viewing difficult tonight, there are a number of viewing opportunities in the upcoming days.NASA outlines them with this user-friendly tool HERE.

Of course, knowing where and when to look is only half the battle - you'll also have to know what to look for.

So, what exactly does the station look like?

According to NASA, the station is visible to the naked eye and looks like a, "fast-moving plane only much higher and traveling thousands of miles an hour faster."

With that said, it is the third brightest object in the sky, which makes spotting it less difficult. Like the moon, the space station is visible because it reflects the light of the Sun. And, naturally, viewing opportunities are best on clear nights.

The football field-sized space station serves as a testbed for technologies and supports NASAs mission to push human presence father into space. Learn more about station updates and researchhere.

Happy viewing, Vancouver!

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VTB Bank to launch research centre in Russia with Skolkovo Foundation – Verdict

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Russia-based VTB Bank has forged an information technology (IT) partnership with the Skolkovo Foundation.

The partnership will help facilitate the development of a research centre at the Skolkovo Innovation Centre in Moscow, Russia.

This research centre will help the bank boost its capabilities and establish a new infrastructure, as part of its IT goals.

VTB Bank IT organization and management department SVP and head Sergey Bezbogov said: VTBs new position as a key partner of the Fund and being able to access the Skolkovo ecosystem, as well as the experience and expertise accumulated by its team in developing and commercializing technologies will help us make a huge technological leap forward.

VTB claims that the integration with Skolkovo ecosystem will generate returns in areas like big data, algorithms, digital security technologies, and production process and business systems efficiency.

Skolkovo Foundation IT cluster VP and executive director Konstantin Parshin said: At Europes largest startup event of the year, we are pleased to announce that VTB Bank has been awarded the official status of key partner of the Skolkovo Foundation.

Within the framework of the partnership agreement, a three-year action plan has been developed aimed at attracting and developing the most promising technological projects in the field of digital security, neurotechnology and artificial intelligence, AR/VR technologies, fintech and distributed registries.

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