“We maintained constant contact with Natalia on cooperation with S7 Space,” Rogozin said in a statement published on the state corporation’s website.

According to him, Fileva was "a great enthusiast of aviation and astronautics."

Earlier, S7 Airlines reported that Filevoy was killed in an incident while landing a private plane in Frankfurt am Main.

According to preliminary data, the victims of the crash were three people, including the pilot.