X-Nico

3 unusual facts about Russian Federal Space Agency


Malaysia–Russia relations

In 2007, Malaysia and Russia sent the first Malaysian to the International Space Station, as part of the Angkasawan program for the Malaysian National Space Agency and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos).

Mikhail Rasputin

He was a Cosmonaut and the Russian Federal Space Agency tried to test his powers by sending him on a suicide mission.

Yuri Kara

Yuri Kara became known in Russia with his movies Thieves within the Law (1988) and The Feasts of Belshazzar, or a Night with Stalin (1990), and with his conflict with the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos) which was caused by his film The Prize is a Trip into Space, based on the novel Cassandra's Brand written by the Russian author Chinghiz Aitmatov.


Orlan space suit

They have been used for spacewalks (EVAs) in the Russian space program, the successor to the Soviet space program, and by space programs of other countries, including NASA.


see also

Glob

Luna-Glob, a Moon-exploration program by the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos)