oliderid writes "The first official image of a Russian-European manned spacecraft has been unveiled. It is designed to replace the Soyuz vehicle currently in use by Russia and will allow Europe to participate directly in crew transportation.The reusable... ...full story at slashdot
from slashdot on Wed, Jul 23 2008
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| 28 May 08 |
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European manned spaceship design unveiled in Berlin » the register (uk) Bound to be used - as bargaining tool in Moscow, at least Proposals for a European-built manned spacecraft have been formally unveiled in Berlin, with some backing from the German government. Backers of the plan hope to see the European Space Agency (ESA)... |
| 19 Aug 08 |
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NASA to brief on manned spaceship 'concerns' » the register (uk) Shuttle/Soyuz replacement looking peaky? NASA will map the future of manned spacecraft later today, following long-running rumours of possible delays to the programme and increasing worries of over-reliance on Russian technology to support the... |
| 27 Jul 08 |
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EU and Russia Show Off New Lunar Spacecraft Design » slashdot schliz writes "Space flight planners have unveiled a new spaceship design for a joint EU/Russian trip to the Moon. The EU will be building the crew capsule, using technology developed for the automatic cargo system used to supply the International Space... |
| 23 Sep 08 |
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NASA: Soyuz 'ballistic' re-entries are fixed » the register (uk) Let us use Russians instead of Shuttle, pleads Griffin Russian engineers believe they have rectified snags which have seen Soyuz spacecraft returning from orbit take up dangerous "ballistic" trajectories recently. The Soyuz is likely to be the only craft... |
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European Space Agency Launches New Orbital Supply Ship » slashdot erik.martino brings us a story about the European Space Agency's successful launch of a new type of cargo ship to resupply the ISS. The first Automated Transport Vehicle (ATV), named after Jules Verne, is the "very first spacecraft in the world designed... |
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