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Russian Kliper not Funded by ESA

Posted by samzenpus on from the you're-cut-off dept.

anzha writes "It seems that while the Russians are making plans for the future, they are doing so alone. Space.com has an article profiling the Russian Kliper program. Largely seen as a response to the American CEV, the Russians had been stating the ESA would be supporting the enterprise as well. However, this week, ESA decided not to fund the project."

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  1. Disappointing news by ReformedExCon · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Not to bring everyone down, but this article, and most of the rest of the Slashdot homepage just gives bad news.

    Is there any tech *good* news out there?

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    Jesus saved me from my past. He can save you as well.
  2. Cue standard slashdot conclusion: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Clearly, this is Bush's fault.

  3. Wrong website, buddy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You're thinking Metafilter.

    On Slashdot, it's Microsoft's fault.