--- title: "Essays" description: "" canonical: "https://amisurkin.com/en/essays" markdown_url: "https://amisurkin.com/ai/en/page/essays/index.md" type: "page" page_name: "Essays" image: "" --- ## Краткая информация - **Страница:** Essays - **Тип:** page - **Язык:** en - **Оригинальная страница:** https://amisurkin.com/en/essays # Essays Newest first Oldest first * [ ![One of Them Knows Where He's Heading. Do You?](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2026/05/15/2c7238358a81b1c5479f424bffc9c2eda09c8876.png) One of Them Knows Where He's Heading. Do You? 29.04.2026 ](/en/essays/one-of-them-knows-where-hes-heading-do-you) * [ ![A Commander Is Appointed. A Leader Is Recognized](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2026/05/15/32a0b9fb282bfff8d1ae75dcd211775279512c33.png) A Commander Is Appointed. A Leader Is Recognized 26.04.2026 ](/en/essays/a-commander-is-appointed-a-leader-is-recognized) * [ ![Two Questions That Could Have Stumped Me](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2026/05/15/215244590b4f1007b4d75fb32f2dfb3009bf84bc.png) Two Questions That Could Have Stumped Me 14.04.2026 ](/en/essays/two-questions-that-could-have-stumped-me) * [ ![A Spacesuit Even Hollywood Approved Of](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2026/05/15/682f7608efd4b108536c06216b42e702f3fcc1e9.jpg) A Spacesuit Even Hollywood Approved Of 11.04.2026 ](/en/essays/a-spacesuit-even-hollywood-approved-of) * [ ![He Walked Toward His Flight for Seventeen Years](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2026/05/15/cf3e2d155c1e986fbb17aac4505dc72896e042c0.png) He Walked Toward His Flight for Seventeen Years 06.04.2026 ](/en/essays/he-walked-toward-his-flight-for-seventeen-years) * [ ![From Dream to Creation](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2026/05/14/8a8d0dc252db2a8a1cc8fcfa13e468d9dc99c534.jpg) From Dream to Creation 11.09.2025 ](/en/essays/from-dream-to-creation) * [ ![Space Communications: Modern Technologies and the Future of Communications](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2026/03/20/b88559bb4331d771ae0aea1a751075d5903761f8.webp) Space Communications: Modern Technologies and the Future of Communications 08.05.2025 ](/en/essays/space-communications-modern-technologies-and-the-future-of-communications) * [ ![Spaceships: Past, Present, and Future of Space Exploration](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2026/03/20/adf7052c71e6b989fced363bae84ef3ba244eb34.webp) Spaceships: Past, Present, and Future of Space Exploration 06.05.2025 ](/en/essays/spaceships-past-present-and-future-of-space-exploration) * [ ![Evolution of Artificial Satellites: from First Prototypes to Present Day](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2026/03/20/e89116f501ef446724724ad9b03e86f1a2df1321.webp) Evolution of Artificial Satellites: from First Prototypes to Present Day 04.05.2025 ](/en/essays/evolution-of-artificial-satellites-from-first-prototypes-to-present-day) * [ ![Interplanetary Travel: Prospects, Technologies, Plans and Timelines](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2026/03/20/08da399574480c6ac00e5145c193e7446b712763.webp) Interplanetary Travel: Prospects, Technologies, Plans and Timelines 02.05.2025 ](/en/essays/interplanetary-travel-prospects-technologies-plans-and-timelines) * [ ![Cosmonauts of the Future: Generation Transformation and New Opportunities](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2026/03/20/90107a37b7a69ed91cb093ce074d90f23ca08cf7.webp) Cosmonauts of the Future: Generation Transformation and New Opportunities 30.04.2025 ](/en/essays/cosmonauts-of-the-future-generation-transformation-and-new-opportunities) * [ ![Launch Vehicle Preparation and Launch: Key Stages and Technologies](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2026/03/20/29d0e8a6c0151f1801f05b228ea5848e744868f2.webp) Launch Vehicle Preparation and Launch: Key Stages and Technologies 28.04.2025 ](/en/essays/launch-vehicle-preparation-and-launch-key-stages-and-technologies) * [ ![Space Professions: Not Just Cosmonauts. Who Else Does the Industry Need?](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2026/03/20/e4238eae9953c7b82a8d886c306ff0b56970c74f.webp) Space Professions: Not Just Cosmonauts. Who Else Does the Industry Need? 26.04.2025 ](/en/essays/space-professions-not-just-cosmonauts-who-else-does-the-industry-need) * [ ![Outstanding Women in Space](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2026/03/20/5e869c708cbbd89ae7e36c76a24c49dc9c7254b3.webp) Outstanding Women in Space 24.04.2025 ](/en/essays/outstanding-women-in-space) * [ ![Life and Work at the ISS: Food, Hygiene, Sports and Leisure in Zero Gravity](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2026/03/20/347c9b9b6b6a0493fb72c17e93521b81723755c4.webp) Life and Work at the ISS: Food, Hygiene, Sports and Leisure in Zero Gravity 22.04.2025 ](/en/essays/life-and-work-at-the-iss-food-hygiene-sports-and-leisure-in-zero-gravity) * [ ![Top Books About Space: From Scientific Papers to Sci-Fi Novels](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2026/03/20/90a8ee4faed1e5e91f488f65a747b285ac31bd11.webp) Top Books About Space: From Scientific Papers to Sci-Fi Novels 20.04.2025 ](/en/essays/top-books-about-space-from-scientific-papers-to-sci-fi-novels) * [ ![Training of Cosmonauts as Part of the Crew: Simulators and Training Equipment](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2026/03/20/9f3deb9171ef21799c50cafb8e1769bd643e3094.webp) Training of Cosmonauts as Part of the Crew: Simulators and Training Equipment 18.04.2025 ](/en/essays/training-of-cosmonauts-as-part-of-the-crew-simulators-and-training-equipment) * [ ![Top Space Movies: Personal Rankings. From Classics to the Present Day](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2026/03/20/8b131d9ebd5c4b72868c7e8b7d91bda517ae2339.webp) Top Space Movies: Personal Rankings. From Classics to the Present Day 16.04.2025 ](/en/essays/top-space-movies-personal-rankings-from-classics-to-the-present-day) * [ ![General Space Training: Main Stages and Disciplines](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2026/03/20/181fbdff90c8c49d2356d1442fd20aca133fa99f.webp) General Space Training: Main Stages and Disciplines 14.04.2025 ](/en/essays/general-space-training-main-stages-and-disciplines) * [ ![Yuri Gagarin: The Man Who Opened the Road to Space](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2026/03/20/351d29f37a4b580e474aed44a14c675620f5c894.webp) Yuri Gagarin: The Man Who Opened the Road to Space 12.04.2025 ](/en/essays/yuri-gagarin-the-man-who-opened-the-road-to-space) * [ ![Selection for the cosmonaut corps: personal experience, requirements, stages](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2026/03/18/9495b99ec57a44875eac62021e192c5e7c07b40b.webp) Selection for the cosmonaut corps: personal experience, requirements, stages 10.04.2025 ](/en/essays/selection-for-the-cosmonaut-corps-personal-experience-requirements-stages) * [ ![Space Calling! Invitation to a Journey of a Lifetime](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2026/03/18/4a3760bb8373a7a3ffe5cf5186015359d2017646.webp) Space Calling! Invitation to a Journey of a Lifetime 08.04.2025 ](/en/essays/space-calling-invitation-to-a-journey-of-a-lifetime) * [ ![Soft Skills. My Space Training](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2025/08/29/ad5c1fbdab49e9523dca5c68576e6a2a43747c1a.jpg) Soft Skills. My Space Training 19.05.2023 ](/en/essays/soft-skills-my-space-training) * [ ![Self-belief is the key!](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2026/03/20/069a8390856a7ac38047f9b3996cfd23eb93e6e4.webp) Self-belief is the key! 13.09.2018 ](/en/essays/self-belief-is-the-key) * [ ![Balloon flight](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2026/03/20/3a92e1881908e3ae535104549058e956ed3654eb.webp) Balloon flight 10.07.2017 ](/en/essays/balloon-flight) * [ !["What's in the Name..."](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2026/03/20/1610b267231712138ec2b417bf596072b11472b1.webp) "What's in the Name..." 25.07.2016 ](/en/essays/whats-in-the-name) * [ ![Caves. Training at ESA](https://amisurkin.com/storage/2026/03/20/abc2412c5b4e657b4078c082f147509042df0b95.webp) Caves. Training at ESA 08.09.2014 ](/en/essays/caves-training-at-esa) Hello! I'm cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin. My AI assistants Luke Westin and "19-57" will answer your questions about space exploration and my experience. 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