Business of Space

Russian Space Agency Needs a Reboot After Baikonur Incident

A mishap at famed cosmodrome casts doubt on space agency’s plans for a revival.

Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Bakanov, with President Vladimir Putin in the background, at the Kremlin in Moscow on Nov. 12.Source: Getty Images

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By Bruce Einhorn

December 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM UTC

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Greetings from Princeton, New Jersey. Last week brought another setback for Russia’s troubled space program, raising even more questions about the ability of the country’s top space official to follow through on promises of a revival. But first ...

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