[extropy-chat] Fly Me 'Round the Moon

[Bret Kulakovich]

On Aug 11, 2005, at 2:51 PM, Neil H. wrote:

> Instead, the news reports say that Russia's Federal Space Agency and
> Energia, the prime contractor for much of the country's space
> hardware, are working on the project. Channel 1 says proceeds from the
> two-week, $100 million tour package would go toward building Russia's
> next-generation spaceship, the Kliper.


Which would be awesome, since Kliper-1's airframe is already finished  
and just needs some cash.


Kliper full scale mock-up
http://cph.ing.dk/tema/iss/nyhed/04nyt/pic/klipper-iss-400.JPG

Kliper cross-section - note the Soyuz service module in the rear.
http://www.astronautix.com/graphics/k/kliperc4.jpg
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