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Russian space authorities said they will pursue a new manned shuttle spacecraft to take people and cargo to the International Space Station. Anatoly Perminov, head of the Russian space agency Roskosmos, was reported by the ITAR-TASS news agency as saying the Kliper spacecraft could replace the Russian Soyuz and U.S. shuttles. The Soyuz, he added, is outdated. "It is too cramped for a three-man crew," the RIA-Novosti news agency quoted Perminov as saying. "That is not good enough for us." He said U.S. shuttle launches are very expensive and not always reliable. "The Kliper spacecraft can fly to the Moon and farther," Perminov said. Manned flights to the moon would resume by 2015-2020, ITAR-TASS reported. Kliper proposals have been submitted by the European Space Agency. Roskosmos also is "studying the procedure for its production and use" with NASA, he said. Kliper, proposed in 2004 by the Russian Energia Corp., would carry up to six people. Its projected lifespan is 25 flights. All rights reserved. © 2005 United Press International. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by United Press International. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of United Press International. Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express 
Space Race 2: Falcon Taking Wing
Cape Canaveral FL (UPI) Apr 05, 2005There will be no trophy, no fancy dinner, no $10-million check to the company that successfully meets the unprecedented challenge laid out by two military organizations seeking to shatter rocket-launch costs, but the winner - assuming there is one - could have even more of an impact on 21st Century space vehicles than SpaceShipOne, the winner of the X Prize. |
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