Research of fundamental problems, development of scientific foundation and elaboration of scientific and technical reserves on rocket engines and power systems of various types and purposes for launch vehicles, boosters, space vehicles and other systems of rocket-space engineering (RSE).

Realization of research-and-development, experimental works on search for principally new solutions of rocket-space engineering products, selection of materials and propellants on the basis of recent achievements of science and engineering with use of high modern technologies.

Formation and use of conceptions and programs of RSE progress, utilization of accumulated scientific-and-technical potential in the area of rocket and engine manufacturing and energetics in accordance with the programmes of Russian Federation for the line good of its defence and advance in science and technology.

Development of recommendations and scientific-and-technical support of the works on use in national economy the aggregates, units, systems, engines of military rocket engineering, liable to reduction or elimination.

Preparation and participation in realization of the international cooperation projects on establishing new prototypes of RSE and solution of scientific and technical problems.

Training of high-skilled scientific workers in the area of rocketry and space exploration.

Practically all theoretical and experimental developments, which are being carried out at Keldysh Research Center, are provided with the procedures and programmes of numerical modelling.