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It initially began as the Russian Space Agency, [note 2] which was established on 25 February 1992 [3] and restructured in 1999 and 2004 as the Russian Aviation and Space Agency [note 3] and the Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), [note 4] respectively. [3]
However, in August 1996, due to the changes in legislation the center became subordinated both to the Ministry of Defense and to the Roscosmos (Russian Federal Space Agency). [2] This double status remained in effect until October 1, 2008, when the center was re-organized and subordinated directly and solely to the Roscosmos. [2]
The reorganization continued into 2014 [3] with a Sberbank cooperation agreement, [4] and 2015 with a process to merge with the Russian Federal Space Agency to create the Roscosmos State Corporation. [5] Roscosmos Space Agency, as a state agency, was abolished in December 2015 and the Roscosmos state-run corporation took over 1 January 2016. [6]
The head of Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, signed off on the timetable with the directors of 19 enterprises involved in creating the new station. The agency confirmed plans to launch an initial ...
The main ISS mission control room A building of the RKA Mission Control Center in Korolyov.. The RKA Mission Control Center [Note 1] (Russian: Центр управления полётами, romanized: Tsentr upravlyeniya polyotami), also known by its acronym TsUP (ЦУП) or by its radio callsign Mission Control Moscow, is the mission control center of Roscosmos.
The Space Centre is a joint initiative between the Director of Roscosmos, and the Mayor of Moscow, to unite the various entities of the space industry of Russia under one roof. [4] It is scheduled to open in 2025 and will house the headquarters of Roscosmos, Moscow Mission Control, and the offices of additional 18 space companies. [5]
A new space station, named Russian Orbital Space Station, operated entirely by Roscosmos, would be launched starting in the mid-2020s. [6] [7] [8] In December 2024, Roscosmos head Yury Borisov stated crewed flights to the ROS would be launched starting in 2028, simultaneously with the completion of the ISS programme as coordinated with NASA. [9]
Until April 2009 the center was owned and operated by the Ministry of Defence (Russia) in cooperation with Russian Federal Space Agency. In April 2009, Russia President Dmitry Medvedev signed a presidential decree transferring the center from the Defence Ministry to the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos). [4]