Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Aidyn Aimbetov arrived in Tashkent to take part in the largest Central Asian space technology conference. With the support of the Agency for Space Research and Technology "Uzbekcosmos", as well as the Agency for Innovative Development, an open meeting of astronauts with young people, schoolchildren, journalists and bloggers was held.

- An open meeting with astronauts is the most popular way to talk about space. We are glad that we have the opportunity to introduce the guys to outstanding heroes, - said Shukhrat Kadirov, General Director of Uzbekcosmos. - The story of Vladimir Dzhanibekov, the hero of the USSR, our compatriot is striking in scale. He was in space five times, commander, major general of aviation. The guys asked a lot of questions about flights, belief in dreams and technology. The second hero of the meeting, Aidyn Aimbetov, an active cosmonaut, spoke about the current processes of training pilots of spacecraft, his flight experience and the difficulties that everyone who goes to a big goal faces.

The largest Central Asian conference of space technologies "Space technologies conference 2023" is being held in Tashkent.

Uzbekistan for the second time has become a meeting place for more than 250 representatives of space corporations, agencies and committees from 25 countries.`