One of the versions – quarreled with his superiors because of his deputies
Independent character, which did not allow getting along with the top management of Roscosmos, or the dissatisfaction of ordinary cosmonauts. Such possible reasons for leaving the post of head of the Cosmonaut Training Center. YA Gagarin Pavel Vlasov called “MK” sources in the space industry.
The news that the head of the Cosmonaut Training Center. Yu.A. Gagarina Pavel Nikolaevich Vlasov leaves his post, spread around Star City on Monday. Roscosmos “MK” confirmed that Pavel Vlasov has already written a letter of resignation of his own free will in connection with his retirement from June 1. He is currently on vacation, after which he will hand over his powers to his deputy for the organization of activities and innovative development, Maxim Kharlamov.
There is evidence that Vlasov did not find a common language with the leadership regarding the appointment of some of his deputies. So, despite Rogozin’s disagreement, he nevertheless appointed Yuri Malenchenko as his deputy; the situation with the chief financier Trofimova and with the personnel officer Semenyuk was not easy. They say that in the correspondence with one of the representatives of Roscosmos, offended by the fact that the leadership does not take into account his opinion, the head of the CPC even wrote once the phrase: “Without respect …”
In general, whether Pavel Nikolayevich himself slammed the door or, as they say, “went away,” now it does not matter. The official statement of Roskosmos says that Dmitry Rogozin expresses gratitude to Vlasov “for the work done.” In Star City, everyone is discussing who will now replace the “non-cosmonaut” Vlasov.
There are enough applicants, whom many would like to see in this place. This is the commander of the cosmonaut detachment, Oleg Kononenko, and Oleg Novitsky, and Maxim Suraev, and Gennady Padalka, and Fedor Yurchikhin, and Oleg Artemiev, and Sergei Volkov, and Roman Romanenko, and a retired major general, the current first deputy of Vlasov for cosmonaut training. Valery Korzun. All these are experienced people, familiar with space. However, so far in Roskosmos, among the possible candidates, only the name of the next “non-cosmonaut” Maxim Kharlamov is being voiced.
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