27 May 2018
Russia appoints a new head to lead Roscosmos
...is getting new leadership, but Russia is too, as Vladimir Putin has appointed nationalist politician Dmitry Rogozin to be the head... as head of Roscosmos was already circulating, with Putin reportedly saying that Rogozin would have the opportunity to...
14 October 2015
Putin delays first launch from new Russian cosmodrome
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday a delay for the first...the facility in Russia’s Far East with officials and managers responsible for construction, Putin said that while the ideal would be to have the launch before April 12—...
December 2014
A door closes
... fields with applications for space exploration May 2014, fresh graffiti depicting the Kremlin, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and the Russian flag, on the wall of a residential building in the Crimean port of Sevastopol Meanwhile, the US decision...
April 2020
Reviving Russia’s space programme
..., rockets, spacecraft and space stations – available to other countries…but at a price. Dmitry Rogozin meeting with Vladimir Putin. Desperate attempts to bring in cash, such as selling chief designer Sergei Korolev’s slide rule, and even spacecraft...
12 April 2021
60 years ago today, Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space
... of all ages lay flowers at monuments across the country to celebrate his accomplishment. This year, Russian President Vladimir Putin will mark this special occasion by travelling to Engels, a city in the south of the country on the banks of the...
August 2018
Flouting the rules on satellite registrations
.... A Russian Meridian satellite being prepared for display at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome prior to a visit by President Vladimir Putin in 2004. However, as the inconsistent registration practice of States has shown, there is a need for harmonisation...
