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New Russian Spacecraft On Show In France In June
Moscow (AFP) Feb 09, 2005 A new Russian six-crew reusable space capsule that will eventually replace the venerable Soyuz spacecraft is to go on display at the French international aerospace show at Le Bourget in June, Russia's space agency said Wednesday. Known as the Kliper and weighing 14.5 tonnes, it is twice as big as the Soyuz, and was expected to be able to ferry cargoes of up to 700 kilograms (1550 pounds) to the International Space Sation (ISS), currently serviced by Soyuz craft. "Kliper could be used for missions to the moon as well as to the ISS," ITAR-TASS news agency quoted Anatoli Perminov, head of the space agency Roskosmos, as saying. Russia, and the Soviet Union before it, has never yet sent a manned mission to the moon. Kliper, developed by the Russian space company RKK Energiya, was expected to replace the three-crew, non-reusable Soyuz craft within a few years, said Roskosmos spokesman Konstantin Kreidenko. A full-scale model will be flown to France for the show between June 13 and 19, he said. The Soyuz series has been in use since 1967 with several upgradings. The vehicle was used to ferry crews to and from the Russian space station Mir. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Space Tourism, Space Transport and Space Exploration News
Spicing Up Space Meals
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 04, 2006Since its launch a year and half ago, Minimus.biz has quickly become the place to go for individual and travel size items. Last week, NASA came to Minimus.biz and purchased several different travel size condiments to send with the astronauts to the International Space Station. |
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