NPO Energia renamed S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation "Energia" (RSC Energia)
- Predecessor
- Energia
- Successor
- RSC Energia
Event context
In April 1994, Russian President Boris Yeltsin signed a decree renaming the post-Soviet successor of the Korolev design bureau (NPO Energia, itself renamed from earlier Central Design Bureau of Experimental Machine Building/TsKBEM lineage in 1974) as the S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation "Energia" (RSC Energia), and authorized partial privatization under which the Russian government retained 38% ownership via the Russian Space Agency. Exact day not specified in available sources; month-level precision used. Confirmed via Wikipedia/Britannica corroborated corporate history; official RSC Energia company history page (energia.ru).