DocM Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 They talk of launch dailures, but the continuing quality control & operational problems with Soyuz probably entered into it too.... Aviation Week.... Russia Replaces Veteran Space Agency ChiefApr 29 , 2011 By Alissa de Carbonnel/Reuters MOSCOW- Russia named a new space agency chief on Friday following a string of embarrassing setbacks and failed satellite launches. Anatoly Perminov, 65, head of Roskomos since 2004, was ordered to retire on Friday, a government spokesman said, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin named former deputy defense minister Vladimir Popovkin as his successor. Rumors of Perminov?s sacking have swirled since December, when Russia lost three costly high-tech GLONASS navigation satellites in a failed launch that hampered the Kremlin?s much-touted plans to rival the U.S. GPS system. > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoadorable Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 i feel sorry for the guy, but hopefully the next person will get more done. the Russian space program hasn't been achieving much lately, they've become more like a service provider than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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