On March 12, the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration hosted a retreat session of the Ukrainian parliament’s Committee on Economic Development. The main subject on the lawmakers’ agenda was the prospects of reviving the Ukrainian rocket industry as well as launching a national space program. Dnipro—nicknamed Ukraine’s “space valley”—became known during Soviet times for rocket production (both military and civilian). The zenith of the region’s development coincided with the creation of the SS-18 “Satan” missile; though, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union (and a number of other factors), the aerospace sector atrophied.
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A guide waits for visitors at the space museum located in Saint Paraskeva church in Pereyaslav-Khmelnytsky, a small town some 80 kilometers southeast of Kyiv on Jan. 11, 2019.
