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University satellites development program science workshop, or diploma project Indeed, the near-Earth space is an inexhaustible natural laboratory for studying various physical processes. Mechanics, Electrodynamics, Plasma Physics, Statistical Physics, Wave processes and optics, atomic and nuclear physics - this is not a complete list of areas o f physics, which may occur in near space. Each university could find its own place in the cooperation: participate in the mothership developing and creating, mounting its payload; participate in the nanosatellites developing; develop and manufacture payload equipment for the own nanosatellite or series, in accordance with its scientific program; download information from the "Constellations", proceed it and use in the educational process; create methodic, textbooks, manuals or other parts of educational process in cooperation with other project participants. The scientific ideology of the project The wide spectrum o f scientific goals could be realized during the experiment: near-Earth space monitoring, studying of fundamental space physics problems; space weather; the systems o f the near- and long-distance communication testing in the harsh conditions of outer space; monitoring the Earth's surface for ecological programs (earthquake prediction, environmental monitoring of natural or artificial disasters), and for the needs o f geology, agriculture or industry; the production o f super-pure materials, requiring low gravity; astronomy; local relay satellites; medical and biological researches; the base platform for nanotechnology investigations, nanocomponents and nanomaterials testing; etc. With its own manufacturing and test facilities, MSU is able to quickly build spacecraft. A full industrial cycle from research and design to production and testing of finished products is running in the SINP MSU. This project could be realized in 2-4 years. References Dmitriev, A.V., Garipov, G.K., et al. UV Radiation from the Night-Time Atmosphere seen from the "Universitetsky-Tatiana” Satellite. AIP Conf. Proc. 1118,2009. 116. Klimov, S.I., Tamkovich, G.M., Grigoryan, O.R., Petrov, V.L. Radchenko, V.V. Microsatellite "Kolibri-2000”: the results o f scientific- educational program realization. Spacecrafting and Rockets (Kosmonavtika i Raketostroenie), 3, 40, 2005. 131-144. (in Russian) Logachev, Yu.I. 40th anniversary o f space era in SINP MSU. - Moscow, Univers. press, 1998. (in Russian) Sadovnichy, V.A. et al. First Results o f Investigating the Space Environment onboard the Universitetskii-Tatyana Satellite. Cosmic Research, 45, 4, 2007. 273-286. 143