The Skolkovo Foundation signed a cooperation agreement with Russian Space Systems, a major designer and producer of space technology, at the MAKS international aviation and space salon on Wednesday. Under the agreement, the two sides will work together to...
A Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle carrying two satellites made by Dauria Aerospace successfully lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 9.36 a.m. on Friday. The Soyuz launch vehicle being readied for takeoff at the Baikonur cosmodrome this...
There was a distinct feeling of déjà vu at the second InSpace forum held in Moscow on Friday, where one year after the original event , the main players in Russia’s space industry pondered the same existential questions that had dominated...
The movers and shakers of Russia's space industry gathered on March 3 for the annual In Space forum. Discussions included cooperation mechanisms between the state space corporation Roscosmos and Russia's growing wave of private space companies, many...
CosmoCourse , a private Russian space exploration enterprise, has become the first company to get approval from federal space corporation Roscosmos for its space tourism project. The company, one of a slew of up-and-coming space startups that have resident...
The Skolkovo Foundation is preparing to expand beyond planet Earth this autumn, when its subsidiary, the Skolkovo Orbital Launch Centre (SOLC), is set to send satellites into space. “Our first launches are planned for October this year,” said...
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev cast his eye over innovations from residents of the Skolkovo Foundation this week at the Russian Arms Expo in Nizhny Tagil. Belyakov, left, showing Medvedev the Skolkovo stand. Photo: sk.ru Medvedev, who created...
The MAKS air show has proved to be a significant driver of business for the Skolkovo Foundation, which has overseen deals for several resident companies and announced the completion of construction of a Boeing pilot training facility at the Innovation Center...
A decision by Dauria Aerospace to cut back on its international activity is “completely expected,” Skolkovo vice president and space cluster executive director Alexey Belyakov told sk.ru. “In a climate of sharply constricting financial...
Russia’s top Earth-monitoring company ScanEx has signed a deal with the Skolkovo Foundation to base a 250 million ruble R&D center at the Innovation Center. ScanEx, operating since 1989, offers a complete set of services ranging from acquisition...
Skolkovo’s Scientific Advisory Council ended a whirlwind tour of American educational institutions this week by holding its quarterly meeting at Stanford University, where the prospects for Russian science, education and business came under scrutiny....