Greetings to Roscosmos former and current employees 2017-03-03 19:30:00 Vladimir Putin congratulated former and current employees of the Roscosmos State Corporation, a federal executive agency on space activities, on its 25th anniversary. The message reads, in part: “The Russian space industry has made a significant contribution recently to enhancing Russia’s defence, industrial and scientific capabilities and to strengthening national security. It is important that today the Roscosmos team is dedicated to tackling the tasks set before it, with reforming all the elements of the complex, improving the quality and reliability of space equipment, furthering fundamental and applied research and practical introduction of cutting-edge technologies among the priorities.”