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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. Re:PlUs 5, Troll) by tritesnikov · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Holy good fuck, did you just walk through a cow's stomach tripped out on acid and fritos?

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