Sergey Krikalev dismissed from the position of executive director of manned space programs of Roscosmos

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According to “MK”, ​​the decision was made by the leadership of Roscosmos in connection with the violation of corporate ethics by Krikalev

The loud dismissal happened on Friday, June 11 at Roscosmos. The executive director for manned space programs of Roscosmos, the only cosmonaut in the state corporation, Sergei Krikalev, was removed from his post and transferred to the rank of adviser to the head of the State Corporation Dmitry Rogozin.

According to official information given to MK in Roscosmos, Krikalev was fired in connection with the beginning of the preparation of a draft design for a new domestic orbital station (Russian Orbital Service Station, ROSS). “A decision has been made to transfer the issues of manned space exploration to the responsibility of the Executive Director for Advanced Programs and Science of the State Corporation“ Roscosmos ”Alexander Vitalievich Bloshenko,” the official statement says.

According to the information available to MK, Krikalev was dismissed with the wording “for violation of corporate ethics” after the supervisory board of Roscosmos, which passed two days ago, at which Sergei Konstantinovich spoke out with a sharp disagreement over one of the management’s decisions.

Help “MK”. Sergey Krikalev is a pilot-cosmonaut, Hero of the Soviet Union and Hero of the Russian Federation (one of four people awarded both titles). From October 2005 to June 2015 – Sergei Konstantinovich was the holder of the title of Earth record holder for the total time spent in space (803 days for six starts), a new record belongs to Gennady Padalka. He held the position of Executive Director of Roscosmos manned programs since March 31, 2016.

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