OREANDA-NEWS. October 21, 2008. Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) approves the process regarding development of the proposals on establishment of a space state corporation, Anatoly Perminov, Roscosmos Administrator, stated during the meeting on accomplishment of the high-priority space objectives. He also clarified that the intention was for the state corporation to cover rocket-oriented entities, as well as space industrial companies.

Roscosmos proposals related to establishment of the state corporation are to be reviewed on the level of the involved ministries and state bodies, and then submitted to the Russian leadership authorities within 2009, noted A.N.Perminov.