General Director of Roscosmos
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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.
| General director of Roscosmos | |
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| Roscosmos | |
| Reports to | Prime Minister of Russia |
| Seat | V.V. Tereshkova National Space Centre, Moscow |
| Appointer | Prime Minister of Russia |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Formation | February 25, 1992 |
| First holder | Yuri Koptev |
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
| 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
- 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