RFSA (Russia Federal Space Agency)

Russia Federal Space Agency
(RFSA)

RFSA
Also called Roscosmos – this is the goverment agency responsible for the Russian Space Science Programmes and Research. It was established in 1992.

• RFSA  (wikipedia)
• Russian Space Program
  
• Russian Spacecraft

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Missions Launched

• Lists of Russian Manned Space missions
  
• Soyuz programme

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Astronauts

• Lists of Russian and Soviet Cosmonauts

 

Launch Control

• the military counterpart of the RKA is the Military Space Forces (VKO)
• VKO controls Russia’s Plesetsk Cosmodrome launch facility.
• RKA and VKO share control of the Baikonur Cosmodrome, where the RKA reimburses the VKO for the wages of many of the flight controllers during civilian launches.
• RKA and VKO also share control of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.
• it has been announced that Russia is to build another spaceport in Vostochny.
• the Vostochny Cosmodrome is scheduled to be finished by 2018.

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