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[i]Ostapenko, who up until his new assignment was Russia's deputy defense minister, replaces Vladimir Popovkin, who is leaving after his attempts to turn around a space industry plagued by launch failures had little success. Medvedev made clear he has high expectations for Ostapenko. "I hope that a whole number of problems, which unfortunately have lately been observed in Roscosmos activities, will be overcome with your arrival," Medvedev said in a meeting with Ostapenko, a transcript of which was posted on the Russian Cabinet's website. "I hope that all launches, including future ones, will be carried out in accordance with plans."[/i]
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