Euro-Russian Manned Space Vehicle Planned

drachton writes "BBC News reports that the 'European Space Agency (ESA) is proposing joining forces with Russia to develop a new vehicle for human spaceflight, the Clipper.' The head of the ESA permanent mission in Russia also told BBC that the Clipper 'is meant to service the space station and to go between Earth and an orbit around the Moon with six crew members.'"

Comments

Re:Great relations...

[dreamchaser]

This has nothing to do with relations. It has everything to do with the EU wanting to have access to it's own vehicles, and with Russia wanting an updated vehicle of it's own.

It's funny how we can't keep the political trolls out of even an article like this.

Re:Space Program Futures

[YrWrstNtmr]

Without the Russian space program honestly the ISS project would be dead right now.

Without either the US or the Russian space program honestly the ISS project would be dead right now.

I think that's why they called it the "International" Space Station.

Re:Too divided?

[wizzdude]

I think you'll find that the European Space Agency and the European Union are two seperate entities, run by different people, funded in different ways. Whatever fate eventually befalls the EU, ESA should be able to carry on regardless.