News - New Russian Soyuz-K Will be capable of performing lunar missions

New Russian Spaceship Will be Able to Fly to Moon

http://www.mosnews.com/news/2006/10/18/moonflight.shtml

-Rusty

Rusty wrote:

New Russian Spaceship Will be Able to Fly to Moon



I'll believe this or Kliper the day they first launch one of either of
them. :-)

Pat

On 20 Oct 2006 14:43:35 -0700, "Rusty"
wrote:

New Russian Spaceship Will be Able to Fly to Moon

http://www.mosnews.com/news/2006/10/18/moonflight.shtml

....This is obviously part of their plans to provide those "figure-8"
tourist missions. If they really wanted to sell those rides, they'd
promise the 10-orbit version instead of a loop-around.

OM
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Without major changes in the return capsule shape, (I would not want to
do the double dip re-entry). It may have been done once or twice, (but
the risk seems way to high). The best thing they could do is upsize the
TKS. That shape looks like a good Apollo rip-off, (LOL).

Carl
P.S.
The Clipper will never fly a lunar or mars mission, (without a major
rework of the off the shelf retro rocket tech they have).

P.P.S.
I agree with Pat on the Clipper, the funding will not come thru,
(Russia or ESA), for the final builds. Paper is cheap. Mockups are not
much more in cost. Hardware is priceless, (LOL).

Carl