Yuri Borisov

International Astronautical Congress kicks off in Baku

International Astronautical Congress kicks off in Baku

The 74th International Astronautical Congress in partnership with the Space Agency of Azerbaijan (Azercosmos) and the International Astronautical Federation has opened today in Baku. President of Azerbaijan …

Russia and China ink deal on joint work on lunar station

Russia and China ink deal on joint work on lunar station

Russia and China recently signed an agreement on an international scientific lunar station, Roscosmos Head Yury Borisov said on Wednesday. "After a detailed analysis of the landing area by automatic probes, soil sampling and …

Putin picks former deputy PM Borisov to head Roscosmos

Putin picks former deputy PM Borisov to head Roscosmos

Russian President Vladimir Putin relieved Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov of his post as deputy prime minister and appointed him to head the State Space Corporation Roscosmos, according to the presidential decrees posted on the Kremlin’s …

Turkey eyes Russian fighters and latest air defense systems

Turkey eyes Russian fighters and latest air defense systems

Today, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said that another contract could soon be signed with Turkey for the supply of the latest Russian air defense systems. “I think, there is a high probability of such a contract. They …

 Borisov: Russia got no request for S-400s from Iran

Borisov: Russia got no request for S-400s from Iran

  Russia has not received any requests from Iran for delivering its S-400 air defence systems, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov said. "No," he said, when asked whether Moscow had …

Soyuz rocket launch failure: recent developments

Soyuz rocket launch failure: recent developments

A carrier failure has occurred today after the launch of the Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) with Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin and NASA astronaut Nick Hague onboard. A …

Russia is developing advanced hypersonic weapons

Russia is developing advanced hypersonic weapons

Russia is developing hypersonic weapons based on principally new materials, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said on Thursday, TASS reports. "Coming next are hypersonic weapons, which require the use of …