Roscosmos role must be enhanced, space holdings consolidated - Rogozin

BLAGOVESHCHENSK. April 12 (Interfax-AVN) - It has been decided to preserve and enhance the role of the Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) after consideration of several space industry restructuring scenarios, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said at the Friday conference titled "Russian Space Industry Development Prospects".

"It is necessary to preserve and strengthen the role of Roscosmos with the simultaneous phased consolidation of large space holdings," Rogozin said.