Putin appointed cosmonaut Krikalev to a new position

Photo: Gennady Cherkasov

Hero of the USSR and Russia, cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev appointed Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on international cooperation in the field of space. The decree on the new appointment was signed by the country's President Vladimir Putin on January 18.

We recall that Sergei Konstantinovich previously held the position of executive director for manned programs of Roscosmos.