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Topic: Roscosmos chief Vladimir Popovkin (1957-2014)
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-18-2014 01:03 PM
Vladimir Popovkin, former head of the Russian federal space agency Roscosmos, has died, ITAR-TASS reports. He was 56. "Vladimir Alexandrovich Popovkin has died at the age of 56 after a disease," the Roscosmos spokeswoman, Irina Zubareva told ITAR-TASS on Wednesday [June 18].Popovkin was born in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on September 25, 1957. In 2011-2013, he was head of the Russian Federal Space Agency. Before the appointment, Popovkin was Russia's first deputy defense minister. Earlier, he was chief of armament of Russia's Armed Forces, Russia's deputy defense minister (2008-2010), Russian Space Forces commander (2004-2008) and chief of staff, first deputy commander of Russian Space Forces (2001-2204). |
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