What are the Russian Space Forces?
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The Russian Space Forces was one of the 6 branches of the Russian Military that is responsible for space operations. The branch controls many space stations throughout Russia. The branch...
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In 1967, the Troops of Anti-Missile and Anti-Space Defence by the Soviet Union. The branch was then named Ministry of Defence Space Units in 1982. Then in 1991, the Soviet Union broke up. So the new Russian Military created the Russian Space Forces. The branch was abandoned in 1992, but brought back in 2001. General Vladimir Popovkin took the lead of the branch in 2004, after the previous leader, Colonel General Anatoly Perminov.
Russian Space Forces. (2020, January 11). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12:17, October 13, 2022 from https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Russian_Space_Forces&oldid=6772687.
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