Ministry of General Machine Building (Soviet Union)
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The Ministry of General Machine-Building Industry of the USSR (Министерство общего машиностроения СССР) was one of the central offices in the Soviet Union
, established by the provisions of the CPSU
Central Committee and USSR Council of Ministers no. 126-47 on 2 March 1965, who oversaw all issues related to space exploration
in the USSR.
At the beginning the ministry consisted of 55 organizational units - companies, firms and research institutes: in 1966 there were 134, in 1991, 160.
On September 17, 1991, the Ministry was wound up, passing on their duties to the newly established Federal Space Agency Roskosmos
(Федеральное космическое агентство - Роскосмос).
, on Miusskaya Sq. (Миусская пл.) 3. In Soviet times, the phone book does not indicate the address of the Ministry.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, established by the provisions of the CPSU
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...
Central Committee and USSR Council of Ministers no. 126-47 on 2 March 1965, who oversaw all issues related to space exploration
Space exploration
Space exploration is the use of space technology to explore outer space. Physical exploration of space is conducted both by human spaceflights and by robotic spacecraft....
in the USSR.
At the beginning the ministry consisted of 55 organizational units - companies, firms and research institutes: in 1966 there were 134, in 1991, 160.
On September 17, 1991, the Ministry was wound up, passing on their duties to the newly established Federal Space Agency Roskosmos
Russian Federal Space Agency
The Russian Federal Space Agency , commonly called Roscosmos and abbreviated as FKA and RKA , is the government agency responsible for the Russian space science program and general aerospace research. It was previously the Russian Aviation and Space Agency .Headquarters of Roscosmos are located...
(Федеральное космическое агентство - Роскосмос).
Headquarters
The Ministry headquarters was located in Soviet times in MoscowMoscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, on Miusskaya Sq. (Миусская пл.) 3. In Soviet times, the phone book does not indicate the address of the Ministry.
See also
- Ministry of Medium Machine Building (Soviet Union)Ministry of Medium Machine Building (Soviet Union)Ministry of Medium Machine-Building Industry of the USSR was one of the central offices in the Soviet Union, established by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of 26 June 1953, who supervised the Soviet nuclear industry, including production of nuclear warheads.The basis of the ministry...
, ministry of nuclear industryNuclear powerNuclear power is the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. Nuclear power plants provide about 6% of the world's energy and 13–14% of the world's electricity, with the U.S., France, and Japan together accounting for about 50% of nuclear generated electricity...
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