Near-Earth space is door to Universe and the stage of increasingly active exploration. It is especially important area for research because it is one of key elements of the Solar-terrestrial chain, translating effects of solar activity on Earth. It also allows to study basic physical effects in the hot colllisionless plasma inaccessible in laboratories but typical in space. Its studies began at the dawn of space era with the very first satellites. Оn the first stages we addressed the large-scale map of the solar wind-magnetosphere system, now we continue with small-scale plasma processes. Another important aspect is the critical need of international cooperation. Multipoint measurements are required to determine “cause-consequence” relationships of different events. Spacecraft nations are placed in various orbits complementing each other. One can remember successful ISTP and IACG programs, including Interball-Geotail and Cluster-Double Star collaborations. However still there are a lot of open questions related with unpredictable behavior of complex systems. It appears that a new era of international collaborative missions is necessary to advance our knowledge. In particular it is timely to renew the conduct of the active experiments.

Anatoli PETRUKOVICH博士是俄罗斯科学院空间研究所（IKI）所长。该研究所的使命是在基础与应用空间科学和技术领域（包括月球探测）开展世界级的研究与硬件开发工作。Anatoli Petrukovich博士于1990年获得莫斯科物理技术学院的物理学与应用数学荣誉学位。同年，他加入空间研究所担任研究员，之后历任高级研究员、空间天气实验室主任、空间等离子体物理部主任等职。2018年，他当选为空间研究所新任所长。他自2011年起担任俄罗斯科学院通讯院士，并自2025年5月起成为俄罗斯科学院正式院士。Anatoli PETRUKOVICH博士的科学研究主要涉及地球磁层动力学和空间天气。他在Web of Science数据库收录的期刊上发表论文200余篇，被引用超过4000次。他同时担任俄罗斯高等经济研究大学的教授，现任俄罗斯《空间研究》期刊主编，并兼任俄罗斯科学院空间理事会（空间科学咨询机构）日地物理分部主席。

Dr. Anatoli PETRUKOVICH is director of Space Research Institute (IKI) of Russian Academy of Sciences. The mission of the institute is to conduct a world level research and hardware development in the field of fundamental and applied space sciences and technology, including lunar exploration. Dr. Anatoli Petrukovich received a honours degree in Physics and Applied Math from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in 1990. In 1990 he joined Space Research Institute as researcher and later worked at the positions of senior researcher, head of space weather lab and head of space plasma physics department. In 2018 he was elected as the new IKI director. Since 2011 he is corresponding member, since May 2025 – full member of Russian Academy of Sciences. Dr Petrukovich scientific interests are related with dynamics of the Earth’s magnetosphere and space weather. He is the author of over 200 publications with more than 4000 citations in Web of Science. Dr Petrukovich is professor in Russian HSE University. He is now an Editor-in-chief of Russian «Cosmic Research» journal. He is the head of of solar-terrestrial section in Space Council (advisory board in Russian academy of sciences for space science)