Moscow Hosts First Space Forum: China-Russia Space Partnership Takes Center Stage
The first Russian Space Forum was held in Moscow on Thursday, April 9, 2026, gathering officials, space industry, and business representatives. Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov announced plans for the Amur‑LPG medium‑class rocket and its reusable first stage with experimental model launch and landing targeted for 2028. A privately developed Start 1M light reusable launch vehicle is scheduled for its first launch in 2027.
Roscosmos head Dmitry Bakanov said Russia is developing its own Russian Orbital Station, which will begin replacing the International Space Station (ISS) from 2028.
China-Russia aerospace cooperation also drew wide attention. Dmitry Zarubin of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Space Research Institute noted the two sides have exchanged lunar soil samples, conducted independent and joint analyses, and published significant joint research papers.
Additionally, Russia will hold Space Week nationwide to mark the 1961 Yuri Gagarin spaceflight with the forum as a key part of the events.
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (1934-1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut that became the first person to journey into outer space aboard the first successful crewed spaceflight. Travelling on Vostok 1, Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on April 12, 1961, with his flight taking 108 minutes.
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Release Date: April 10, 2026
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