Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Russia and ESA to Build Manned Spacecraft

Russia the European Space Agency (ESA) have agreed to build a manned spacecraft together. They will work out the areas of responsibility later this month.

The craft will be for travel to Earth orbit and to the Moon.

Anatoly Perminov, a spokesman for the Russian Federal Space Agency said "flight tests of the joint craft were due to start in 2015, with the maiden launch to follow in 2018."

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