Picture & info about proposed Russian "Clipper" manned spacecraft

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Rusty Barton - 25 Feb 2004 00:53 GMT

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.main?p_news_title_id=64387&p_news_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/19/94/379/12127_space.html

RUSSIA DEVELOPS PRINCIPALLY NEW SHUTTLE-TYPE SPACESHIP - Novosti
http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=3960768&startrow=1&date=2004-
02-22&do_alert=0

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

-Rusty Barton

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Rusty Barton - 25 Feb 2004 02:21 GMT

>Here is a short article with an illustration of
>the new proposed Russian manned spacecraft "Clipper".
[quoted text clipped - 20 lines]
>RUSSIA DEVELOPS PRINCIPALLY NEW SHUTTLE-TYPE SPACESHIP - Novosti
>http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=3960768&startrow=1&date=2004-
02-22&do_alert=0

Mark Wade's Encyclopedia Astronautica has a drawing of the "Kliper" on
the new "Onega" launch vehicle.

http://www.astronautix.com/craft/kliper.htm

- Rusty

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Jon G - 27 Feb 2004 05:57 GMT

> 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.main?p_news_title_id=64387&p_news_razdel
_id=4

> Here is the article run through TinyURL and
> a Russian to English translator:
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
>
> RUSSIA DEVELOPS PRINCIPALLY NEW SHUTTLE-TYPE SPACESHIP - Novosti

http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=3960768&startrow=1&date=2
004-02-22&do_alert=0

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

The article seems to indicate that they plan to use the Buran navigation
system and heat shielding material. That might imply autonomous landing.
Also, if I am not mistaken, the Buran systems were tested out orbitally on
BOR4, so this program already may have a good deal of legwork underneath it.

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Kent Betts - 27 Feb 2004 14:15 GMT

"Jon G"

>seems to indicate that they plan to use the Buran navigation
> system ...might imply autonomous landing.

That and the lack of windows.

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Picture & info about proposed Russian "Clipper" manned spacecraft