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Russia Unveils Space Shuttle for Tourists

Posted by timothy on from the goes-up-goes-down-da dept.

joestump98 writes: "Yahoo! News is running a story about those crazy, cash strapped, Russians building a space shuttle for tourists. For under $100,000 you can take a one-hour flight that includes a mere 3 minutes of weightlessness. Apparently the flights are to start around 2004/2005." 21mhz adds a link to this press release from Russia's Myasishchev Design Bureau, writing: "On close examination, it turns out to be a downscaled version of Buran."

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  1. Crisscross? by red5 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    To this now the russians are the crazy capitalists and it's us with the draconian anti-freedom laws (DMCA).

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    I know I'm going to hell, I'm just trying to get good seats.