General Director of Roscosmos
| General director of Roscosmos | |
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| Roscosmos | |
| Reports to | Prime Minister of Russia |
| Seat | V.V. Tereshkova National Space Centre, Moscow |
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| Term length |
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| Formation | February 25, 1992 |
| First holder | Yuri Koptev |
The general director of Roscosmos is the highest-ranked official of Roscosmos, the space agency of the Russian Federation. The director serves as the senior space science adviser to the President of Russia.
The first director was Yuri Koptev; who led the agency during a financial crisis, and established tourist flights to space, and was also the longest-running director, who held the post from 1992 to 2004.
The current director Dmitry Bakanov, was appointed by President Vladimir Putin on 6 February 2025.[1][2]
Directors
[edit]| Photograph | Name | Term start | Term end |
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Yuri Koptev | 25 February 1992 | 11 March 2004 |
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Anatoly Perminov | 12 March 2004 | 28 April 2011 |
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Vladimir Popovkin | 29 April 2011 | 10 October 2013 |
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Oleg Ostapenko | 10 October 2013 | 21 January 2015 |
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Igor Komarov | 21 January 2015 | 24 May 2018 |
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Dmitry Rogozin | 24 May 2018[3] | 15 July 2022 |
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Yury Borisov | 15 July 2022 | 6 February 2025 |
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Dmitry Bakanov | 6 February 2025 | Incumbent |
See also
[edit]- Similar positions worldwide
- Canada: President of the Canadian Space Agency
- Europe: Director General of the European Space Agency
- India: Chairman of ISRO
- United States: Administrator of NASA
References
[edit]- ↑ Zak, Anatoly (6 February 2025). "The Russian space agency, Roskosmos". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ↑ Trevelyan, Mark; Antonov, Dmitry; Stolyarov, Gleb (6 February 2025). "Kremlin replaces Russian space boss after tenure scarred by failed moonshot". Reuters. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ↑ "Дмитрий Рогозин назначен генеральным директором госкорпорации «Роскосмос»". kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
