Borisov led Roscosmos for just 2.5 years. Russia has a new space chief. Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Yuri Borisov after 2.5 years in charge of the nation's space agency Roscosmos ...

Ever since Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to go into space in 1961, Russia has prided itself as a leading power in space exploration. But its ambitions suffered a massive blow ...

Kremlin Replaces Russian Space Boss After Tenure Scarred by Failed Moonshot MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin dismissed the head of Russia's space agency on Thursday after a tenure of less than three ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Thursday removed the head of Russia's space agency after a tenure of less than three years that was scarred by the spectacular failure of Russia's first mission ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Yury Borisov as CEO of the state space corporation Roscosmos, the Kremlin's official website announced on Feb. 6. Borisov's removal allegedly stems from ...

Russia's space agency undergoes leadership change following the failure of its first lunar mission in 47 years. Yuri Borisov is replaced by Dmitry Bakanov as Roscosmos head. Russia plans to launch a ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin dismissed the head of Russia's space agency on Thursday after a tenure of less than three years scarred by the spectacular failure of Russia's first mission to the ...

Ever since Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to go into space in 1961, Russia has prided itself as a leading power in space exploration. But its ambitions suffered a massive blow ...

FILE PHOTO: General Director of the Russian state space corporation Roscosmos Yuri Borisov looks on at the Baikonur Cosmodrome ...