Kremlin fires boss of Russia's space agency

FILE PHOTO: General Director of the Russian state space corporation Roscosmos Yuri Borisov looks on at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, March 23, 2024. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Thursday removed the head of Russia's space agency after a tenure of less than three years that was scarred by the spectacular failure of Russia's first mission to the moon in 47 years.

In a statement, the Kremlin said Yuri Borisov, who had headed Roscosmos since July 2022, had been relieved of his post. It did not state a reason.