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Vladimir Popovkin was born on 25 September, 1957 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, is a Retired Russian general and former head of the federal space agency Roscosmos. Discover Vladimir Popovkin's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 57 years old?

Popular As Vladimir Aleksandrovich Popovkin
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Age 57 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 25 September, 1957
Birthday 25 September
Birthplace Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death June 18, 2014,
Died Place Petah Tikva, Israel
Nationality Tajikistan

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2014

Popovkin had a brother, Vasily, three years his junior. He was married twice and had two daughters. He died of cancer on 18 June 2014 in a hospital in Israel.

2012

Popovkin was head of Roscosmos during the failed launch of Mars probe Fobos-Grunt. He initially suggested that the Fobos-Grunt failure might have been the result of sabotage by a foreign nation. Popovkin announced on 1 February 2012 that a burst of cosmic radiation may have caused computers to reboot and go into a standby mode. Popovkin blamed possibly counterfeit microchips for the issue. At the same time, responding to the director of the Russian Space Research Institute, the main participant of the mission, Lev Zeleny regarding the proposed repeat mission called Phobos-Grunt-2, he stated that Roscosmos would immediately attempt that if they couldn't reach a deal with the European Space Agency about their ExoMars program. However, Roscosmos did reach an agreement with ESA on 15 March 2012. As a result, there was no immediate attempt to repeat the Fobos-Grunt mission until the 2030s, and Russia’s financing of ExoMars could be partially covered by insurance payments of 1.2 billion rubles ($40.7 million USD) for the lost Fobos-Grunt.

He was admitted to Burdenko Military Hospital in Moscow on 7 March 2012 because of "physical and emotional exhaustion." Kommersant claimed that he fainted on the stairs outside the agency and Russian tabloid Life News claimed he was hospitalised with head injuries. Other media claims that he was hospitalised after being struck on the head with a bottle during a fight, and that the fight was over his press secretary and former model Anna Vedicheva.

When Popovkin returned to work on 19 March 2012 he gave an interview with Izvestia in which he vehemently denied some of the stories about the reasons for his hospitalisation, which he blamed on sections of the Russian space industry who are threatened by his attempts to counter corruption. In response GLONASS developer Russian Space Systems (Российские космические системы) published an open letter from Director Ivan Golub calling on Popovkin to resign, in part due to the brawl, although mainly due to the claim made by Popovkin of embezzlement in GLONASS. Roscosmos responded by denying that Popovkin was injured after a fight.

On 29 March 2012 Popovkin was reported as saying that he fainted after leaving work and that:

Popovkin met with Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA) to discuss about ExoMars on April 2012. The two men signed a memorandum of understanding which was to be followed by a formal agreement in November after further discussions on funding the missions.

2011

On 29 April 2011, Popovkin was appointed as the head of Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos).

2010

After retiring from the military, Popovkin served as First Deputy Minister of Defence from June 2010 to April 2011, under Anatoly Serdyukov.

2009

In July 2008 he was promoted to Chief of Armaments of Ministry of Defense, working on military procurement. On 22 February 2009 he was promoted to General of the Army, and a month later he retired from the military, becoming a Federal State Official.

2005

Decorated with orders For Distinguished Service to the Homeland 4th Class and For Distinguished Military Service with medal of Order For Distinguished Service to the Homeland 2nd Class, and with a number of medals. In 2005, Popovkin received Russian Government's Science and Technology Award.

2004

On 10 March 2004 Lieutenant General Popovkin was appointed commander of the Space Forces, replacing Anatoly Perminov. The media at the time described him as a young high flyer.

2001

After the creation of the Russian Space Forces in 2001, the then Major General Popovkin was appointed the first Chief of Staff by President Vladimir Putin. He is also reported as being the head of the board of trustees of the military's space academy.

1991

In 1991 he moved to the General Staff in Moscow where he held a number of positions ending up with a senior position in operational management.

1986

In 1986, Popovkin received a position at the Directorate of Space Systems in the Ministry of Defence. In 1989 Popovkin graduated from Military Academy of Strategic Rocket Forces and continued working as an officer and senior officer in the Directorate of Space Systems.

1957

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

Vladimir Popovkin was born on 25 September 1957 in Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union, where his father was serving in the 211st Tank Division . His family moved to Kalinin in 1968 where he began to study physics and mathematics. He entered service with the Soviet Army in 1975, and graduated as an engineer from Leningrad Military-Space Academy in 1979.