Maksim covers aerospace developments in Central Asia for Aviation Week. He has worked for Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine and was in charge of several ATO sister aerospace publications after working for the Moscow-based CAST defense think tank.
Maksim has a degree in international relations from MGIMO University, Moscow.
The LMS-901 Baikal light turboprop is seen as a successor to Russia’s ageing fleet of Soviet mass-produced Antonov An-2 piston-engine utility aircraft.
Roscosmos plans to start testing the new Angara A5M and Soyuz-5 rockets as well as the Oryol spaceship, all of which are intended to replace legacy Soviet hardware still in operation.
Russian cosmonaut Nikolay Chub has received a U.S. entry visa, allowing him to attend training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Roscosmos confirmed Jan 26.
