PUBLIC MARKS from fredbird with tags europe & espace

Russian and European firms are pursuing a joint program to develop heavy-duty launch vehicles. The program, known as Oural, is financed equally by both parties.

The European Space Agency (ESA) is launching in the coming weeks a study aimed at European space tourism initiatives. ESA wants to survey and evaluate the technical and economical feasibility of on-going European initiatives for privately-funded crew vehicles for commercial human space flight and to assess associated technologies.

Le projet Kliper de remplacement du Soyouz a démarré en 2000, et l'augmentation récente des crédits russes pour l'espace, ainsi que la perspective de partenariats internationaux, permet de penser qu'il verra le jour , ou plutot la nuit de l'espace.

Le site officiel de l'agence spatiale européenne