First Images of Russian-European Manned Spacecraft

Posted by timothy on Wednesday July 23, 2008 @01:47AM from the space-porn dept.

oliderid writes "The first official image of a Russian-European manned spacecraft has been unveiled. It is designed to replace the Soyuz vehicle currently in use by Russia and will allow Europe to participate directly in crew transportation.The reusable ship was conceived to carry four people towards the Moon, rivaling the US Ares/Orion system. This project is the Plan A for the European Space agency. The plan B is an evolution of the ATV proposed by a consortium of European companies led by Astrium."

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Is it just me... by ngdbsdmn · 2008-07-23 02:56 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Is it just me or is that thing shaped like a giant eu-ru dick head? Just imagine it with a long booster attached on the launch ramp. What would the TV comment sound like? And now 3, 2, 1... woooowww yeah baby!