Vladimir Putin met with General Director of the Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities Dmitry Rogozin to discuss the performance of the corporation.

Vladimir Putin extended his greetings to cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, on his 85^th birthday.

Vladimir Putin continued a series of meetings on the development of the defence industry. During the third such meeting, the participants reviewed the state and development prospects of the orbital component of the Russian Aerospace Forces.

Vladimir Putin chaired an expanded meeting of the Security Council. The meeting participants discussed the priority areas and ways to improve the state policy on space activities.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with General Director of the Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities Dmitry Rogozin to discuss the performance and development plans for the space industry.

The President held a meeting on space sector development.

Vladimir Putin discussed plans for developing the missile and space industry and measures aimed at making the corporation more efficient with the executives of the State Space Corporation ROSCOSMOS,.

Vladimir Putin congratulated the staff of Roscosmos State Corporation on a major event for the Russian space and rocket industry and the entire country.

Vladimir Putin met with pilot cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova. The President in person congratulated her on the remarkable date – the 55^th anniversary of her single-person flight around the Earth aboard the Vostok-6 spaceship, which began on June 16, 1963, and lasted almost three days.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Alexei Leonov, pilot and cosmonaut, two-time Hero of the Soviet Union, on his birthday.

Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order On the General Director of the Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities.

Vladimir Putin met with former Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.

During his visit to the renovated Cosmos pavilion at VDNKh Vladimir Putin met with cosmonauts and space industry veterans to congratulate them on their professional holiday.

On Cosmonautics Day, Vladimir Putin visited the renovated Cosmos pavilion at the VDNKh exhibition.

The President signed Federal Law On Amendments to Federal Law of the Russian Federation On Space Activities.

The President signed Federal Law On Ratification of Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on Technology Protection Measures in Connection with Cooperation in the Exploration and Peaceful Use of Space and in the Creation and Use of Launch Vehicles and Ground-Based Space Infrastructure.