Vladimir Popovkin

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Popovkin[1] (Russian: Владимир Александрович Поповкин; 25 September 1957 – 18 June 2014) was a Russian military personnel. He was the General Director of the Russian Federal Space Agency and former First Deputy Defense Minister of Russia.

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Popovkin
Vladimir Putin (left) with Popovkin (right), 2006
Native nameВладимир Александрович Поповкин
Born(1957-09-25)25 September 1957
Dushanbe, Soviet Union
Died18 June 2014(2014-06-18) (aged 56)
Israel
Allegiance Russia
Service/branchSpace Forces
Years of service1975–2009
RankGeneral of the Army
Commands heldSpace Forces
AwardsOrder of Merit for the Fatherland,
Order of Military Merit...
Other workDirector General of Roscosmos

He was a General of the Army and former commander of the Russian Space Forces.[2]

Popovkin died of cancer on 18 June 2014 in a hospital in Petah Tikva, Israel, aged 56.[3]

References

  1. "Head of the Russian Federal Space Agency - Vladimir A. Popovkin". Roscosmos. Archived from the original on 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  2. "Руководитель Федерального космического агентства - Владимир Александрович Поповкин" [Head of the Russian Federal Space Agency - Vladimir Popovkin] (in russian). Roscosmos. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. Death announcement (Russian)