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Europe to Join Russia Building Next Space Shuttle

Posted by samzenpus on from the hope-they-do-a-better-job dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Development agreement takes shape during the Paris Air Show It's all but official--Russia and Europe will soon embark on a cooperative effort to build a next-generation manned space shuttle. Speaking at the Paris Air Show, in Le Bourget, France, in June, Russian space officials confirmed earlier reports from Moscow that their partners at the European Space Agency would join the Russian effort to build a new reusable orbiter, dubbed Kliper."

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  1. Are they geographically challenged? by shobadobs · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Europe's joining Russia?

    I thought that Russia was part of Europe! For a while, the Soviet part of Europe, but still part of Europe! Well, at least part of Russia is part of Europe. So is Russia joining itself? Partly? If you're in the European part of Russia, do you join Russia? Are Asian Russians getting joined by European Russians? Oh wait. I've got it.

    In Soviet Europe, Russia joins you!

  2. The car of the Future! by GreatRedShark · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I hope the cars of the future can fly... they've been promising it for years.... ;)