The Babakin Science and Research Space Centre (russian: Научно-испытательный центр имени Г.Н. Бабакина) is a division of the
Lavochkin Design Bureau based in
Khimki
Khimki ( rus, Химки, p=ˈxʲimkʲɪ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, 18.25 kilometres northwest of central Moscow, and immediately beyond the Moscow city boundary.
History Origins and formation
Khimki was initially a railway station tha ...
, Russia. It is managed by them on behalf of
Roscosmos
The State Space Corporation "Roscosmos" (russian: Государственная корпорация по космической деятельности «Роскосмос»), commonly known simply as Roscosmos (russian: Роскосмос) ...
. It is named after
Georgy N. Babakin, chief designer of
the Lavochkin Association from 1965 to 1971.
Its task is to probe the space through unmanned lunar and planetary missions.
The spacecraft of the
Kosmos 1
Kosmos 1 (russian: Космос 1 meaning ''Cosmos 1''), also known as DS-2 No.1 and occasionally in the West as Sputnik 11 was a technology demonstration and ionospheric research satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1962. It was the firs ...
mission was built at the centre.
See also
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References
External links
Babakin Science & Research Space Center(archived)
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Soviet and Russian space program locations
Space technology research institutes
Lavochkin
Companies based in Moscow Oblast
Research institutes in the Soviet Union