1 day ago · On Thursday, February 6, Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Roscosmos CEO Yury Borisov. Dmitry Bakanov became the new head of the state corporation. "Izvestia" tells what he is known for and what positions he previously held.

15 hours ago · On Thursday, the Kremlin announced the appointment of Dmitry Bakanov as head of Roscosmos. The corresponding decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

1 day ago · Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Director General of the Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities.

1 day ago · Dmitry Bakanov, 39, who previously served as Russia’s deputy transport minister, has been appointed as the new chief of Russia’s space agency.

1 day ago · Yury Borisov, 68, was succeeded by 39-year-old Dmitry Bakanov, a former deputy transportation minister. The Kremlin gave no reason for the switch in a statement on Thursday.

1 day ago · Dmitry Bakanov has been appointed to the post of Roscosmos CEO. Borisov was appointed to head Roscosmos in July 2022. Prior to that, he served as deputy prime minister overseeing the defense industry. Bakanov was born in Leninsk (today the city of Baikonur) of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic on October 7, 1985.

1 day ago · Russian President Vladimir Putin has brought in a generational shift the country’s space agency, Roscosmos, by firing the chief and replacing him with a man nearly half his age. Putin has sacked Yury Borisov, 68, as Roscosmos chief and replaced him with Dmitry Bakanov, 39, a former deputy ...

16 hours ago · His replacement is 39-year-old Dmitry Bakanov, who most recently served as Russia's deputy transport minister and led the state-backed Gonets satellite communications system from 2011 to 2019.

1 day ago · Dmitry Bakanov, former deputy transportation minister, is now the head of Russia's state space corporation, Roscosmos, as announced by the Kremlin. The change in leadership sees Yuri Borisov stepping down from the position, which he held since July 2022.

10 hours ago · Russia just made a significant leadership change at Roscosmos, appointing 39-year-old Dmitry Bakanov as the new space agency director. The move comes after...