Before, since 1992, Roscosmos was a part of the Russian Aviation and Space Agency (Russian: Российское авиационно-космическое агентство, Rossiyskoe aviatsionno-kosmicheskoe agentstvo, commonly known as Rosaviakosmos).
Roscosmos sebelumnya dikenal sebagai Aviation and Space Agency Rusia (Rusia: Российское авиационно-космическое агентство, Rossiyskoe aviatsionno-kosmicheskoe Agentstvo, umumnya dikenal sebagai Rosaviakosmos).