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Head of the Federal Space Agency
Vladimir
Popovkin
  • Start of the Term in Office: 29 april 2011
  • Date of Birth: 26 september 1957

Born on September 26, 1957 in Dushanbe, Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic

Education:

1979: Graduated from Mozhaisky Military Engineering Institute

1989: Graduated from Dzerzhinsky Military Academy

Experience

1989-1991: Served in the Office of the Space Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of the USSR

1991-2004: Served in the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

2004-2008: Commander of the Space Forces

2008-2010: Deputy Defence Minister

2010-2011: First Deputy Defence Minister

April 29, 2011: Appointed Head of the Federal Space Agency.