Roskosmos
Also known as Roscosmos, FKA, RKA, Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, Russian space agency, Russian Federal Space Agency, RAKA
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Roscosmos is Russia's government-run space agency that handles the country's space missions, space exploration programs, and aerospace research. It matters because it's the organization responsible for Russia's activities in space, including launching spacecraft and conducting scientific research in cosmonautics.
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Key facts
- Space agency.name
- State Corporation for Space Activities "Roscosmos"
- Space agency.logo
- Roscosmos logo en.svg
- Space agency.logo_size
- 170
- Space agency.image
- National Space Centre3.jpg
- Space agency.caption
- V.V. Tereshkova National Space Centre headquarters building in Moscow
- Space agency.acronym
- Roscosmos
- Space agency.owner
- Russia
- Space agency.established
- (as the Russian Space Agency)
- Space agency.preceding1
- Soviet space program (19551991, in the form of the Ministry of General Machine-Building)
- Space agency.headquarters
- Moscow, Russia
- Space agency.jurisdiction
- Federal Government of Russia
- Space agency.employees
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