Here is a short article with an illustration of
the new proposed Russian manned spacecraft "Clipper".

The original article in Russian is listed
below.

http://www.1tv.ru/owa/win/ort6_main...._razdel _id=4


Here is the article run through TinyURL and
a Russian to English translator:

http://tinyurl.com/37b6y


Doing a Google News search on "Russia" and "Clipper"
comes up with these articles:


Soyuz to give way to clipper by 2010 - Pravda
http://newsfromrussia.com/science/2004/02/21/52446.html


Russia develops revolutionary spaceship - Pravda
http://english.pravda.ru/science/19/...127_space.html


RUSSIA DEVELOPS PRINCIPALLY NEW SHUTTLE-TYPE SPACESHIP - Novosti
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd...-22&do_alert=0




After looking at the illustration, which end is the "front". ;-)


-Rusty Barton