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, Russia.[1] It is managed by them on behalf of Roscosmos. It is named after Georgy N. Babakin, chief designer of the Lavochkin Association from 1965 to 1971.
Its task is to probe space through uncrewed lunar and planetary missions.[2] The spacecraft of the Kosmos 1 mission was built at the centre.[3]
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- ^ Planetary Landers and Entry Probes. Cambridge University Press. 2007. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-139-46161-0. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Paul Gilster (8 October 2004). Centauri Dreams: Imagining and Planning Interstellar Exploration. Springer. pp. 116. ISBN 978-0-387-00436-5. Retrieved 5 June 2013.