Putin appoints former space agent chief representative space cooperation representative
(Reuters) – Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin on Tuesday appointed Yuri Borisov, former head of the Russian Space Agency, as the special presidential representative for international space cooperation.
Borisov has been marked by the failure of the Russian lunar mission since July 2022 and released his post earlier this month. There is no reason.
A presidential decree declared the appointment of Putin's special representative. He replaced Sergei Krikalev, a beautifully decorated astronaut who took part in six missions.
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Russia has been proud of its leading power since Soviet astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to enter space in 1961.
But under Borisov's mission, an eggless Luna-25 spacecraft fell to the moon's surface while trying to land. This is Moscow's first mission to carry out the moon in 47 years.
As head of Roscosmos, Borisov has made ambitious plans for the coming years as Russia prepares to set up its own orbital space station – to replace the International Space Station (ISS).
Borisov was replaced by Deputy Transport Minister Dmitry Bakanov as head of Roscosmos, who had been in charge of a satellite company before joining the government.
(Reuters report; edited by Sandra Maler)
