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Russia: will the Clipper be the Soyuz's and Shuttle's heir?

Moscow, Russia - Italian astronaut Roberto Vittori expressed a positive comment on the Russian programme

The Russian proposal for the future of space transport replacing the Soyuz and the Space Shuttle is called Clipper and Italian astronaut Roberto Vittori proves convinced that it can really represent a concrete opportunity for the future. It deals with a half-way solution between the well known Russian-made capsule and the US spacecraft. The programme is still under development but the Clipper will...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 125493
Rome, Italy, 08/22/2005 13:38
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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