The news comes less than three years after Dmitry Rogozin, Russia's former highly abrasive and unpredictable space head, was replaced by Borisov. Borisov has proved to be a far more predictable ...

In a surprise move, Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Yury Borisov as head of the Russian space agency, Roscosmos. According to a decree published on Thursday on the Kremlin's website ...

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, The Moscow Times reported today (Feb. 6).

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov: "There are no claims against Borisov. Rotation is being carried out as the corporation (Roscosmos) needs to develop dynamically." What Happens Next ...

NASA had developed a reasonably good relationship with Borisov, who brought a much more stable presence to the NASA-Roscosmos relationship after his pugnacious predecessor, Dmitry Rogozin, was ...

Borisov found his way to Roscosmos along the same path as Rogozin. Both men served as Deputy Prime Minister, overseeing the entire Russian military-industrial complex, before they landed at Roscosmos.

The news comes less than three years after Dmitry Rogozin, Russia's former highly abrasive and unpredictable space head, was replaced by Borisov.