List of heads of Roscosmos

General Director of Roscosmos
since 6 February 2025
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the Prime Minister
Inaugural holderYuri Koptev
Formation25 February 1992 as successor for Soviet space program

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 deputy director of Roscosmos serves as the agency's second in command and is responsible to the administrator for providing overall leadership, planning, and policy direction for the agency. They represent Roscosmos to the Presidential Administration, State Duma, heads of federal and other appropriate government agencies, international organizations, and external organizations and communities. They also oversee the day-to-day work of Roscosmos’ functional offices.

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

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Photograph Name Term start Term end
Yuri Koptev 25 February 1992 11 March 2004
Anatoly Perminov 12 March 2004 28 April 2011
Vladimir Popovkin 29 April 2011 10 October 2013
Oleg Ostapenko 10 October 2013 21 January 2015
Igor Komarov 21 January 2015 24 May 2018
Dmitry Rogozin 24 May 2018[3] 15 July 2022
Yury Borisov 15 July 2022 6 February 2025
Dmitry Bakanov 6 February 2025 Incumbent

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Zak, Anatoly (6 February 2025). "The Russian space agency, Roskosmos". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Дмитрий Рогозин назначен генеральным директором госкорпорации «Роскосмос»". kremlin.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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