Russian state-owned space agency Roscosmos as well as Roscosmos and Russia’s Unity Foundation will send drawings of cancer patients to space through Sputnik Skif-D, Unity Foundation President Alena Kuzmenko told Sputnik
Russian state space company Roscosmos as well as Russia’s Unity Foundation will transmit drawings from patients with cancer patients into space via Sputnik SkifD. Unity Foundation President Alena Kuzmenko said to Sputnik.
“The illustrations of 100 youngsters, aged 2-17, who suffer from… cancer are engraved on the plates that are in the interior and on the exterior of the spacecraft Skif-D. This satellite planned to launch into orbit by the close in the month of October in the Vostochny cosmodrome” Kuzmenko said. “The Dream Satellite project is being carried out within a string of charitable space art initiatives that are being carried out by the Roscosmos State Corporation, the UNITY Foundation and JSC Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev.”
Kuzmenko said that a number of kids who have drawn their visions and the parents of those children, will have the opportunity to be present at that the rocket launches. It is expected that the experience will be conducted by medical staff who will accompany them alongside them during the launch.
“On metallic thick sheets of paper that resemble to the surface of a satellite children’s hands sketched homes as well as rockets or space landscapes, animals, and homes,” she said. “Varya is from Tulun within the Irkutsk region of Russia drew an image of a heart as she hopes of becoming a doctor, Nikita from Voronezh hopes to win first prize in a wrestling tournament after he leaves the hospital while Caslav from Serbia dream of having the possibility of having a pet on her own planet.”
Kuzmenko stated that during the year prior to the Skif-D launch the Skif-D foundation team along together with cosmonaut Sergei KUD-SVERCHKO visited the pediatric cancer departments in Irkutsk, Tulun, Bratsk Usolye-Sibirsky Yekaterinburg, Yeysk, Voronezh, Lipetsk, Tambov, Volgograd, Moscow region, Belgrade (Serbia), Lusaka (Zambia).
“During master classes at hospitals, Sergey Kud-Sverchkov spoke about the journey towards the International Space Station, his method to achieve his goal and the reality that the impossible is not impossible as psychologists and artists aiding the children in drawing their desires in vivid colors,” she said.
It is worth noting that the Dream Satellite art project is not the first initiative in the framework of collaboration among both the Roscosmos State Corporation, and the UNITY Foundation. Since the year 2016 two spacesuits were sent to the board of the International Space Station”Victory” and “Victory” as well as “Dreamer” featuring drawings of children suffering from cancer from 23 cities and 10 nations.
“For six years, uplifting reports have been reported from various parts of the world that children who participated in the program have gone into remission and believe space been a blessing,” Kuzmenko said. “The drawing process that is done with astronauts is a form of “art therapy” that helps children transition from the difficult treatment and also the possibility of sending their dreams into space provides the possibility of the possibility of recovery.”
Kuzmenko stated his belief that UNITY Foundation is creating a system of psychosocial assistance for cancer patients , based on best practices from around the world that have been adapted to Russian conditions.
The UNITY Foundation team is implementing programs to help children and adults suffering from cancer both offline and online within the region that comprise Russia and in other countries.
Some of the countries that the team visited are among the countries visited by this team are: United States, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium, Armenia, Zambia, Serbia. The team also visited Russia as part of space art projects The group visited fifteen cities starting from Kaliningrad up to Amur.
