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- From: rkolker@nuchat.sccsi.com (Rich Kolker)
- Subject: Re: Status of future Mir modules
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.165419.3124@nuchat.sccsi.com>
- Organization: South Coast Computing Services, Inc.
- References: <26JAN93.13023433@isdmnl.wr.usgs.gov>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 16:54:19 GMT
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- In article <26JAN93.13023433@isdmnl.wr.usgs.gov> nbridges@isdmnl.wr.usgs.gov writes:
- >Does anyone know the status of the Priroda and Spekter modules that have been
- >slated as the next modules for attachment to Mir? Last I heard they were
- >scheduled for launch in late 1992 or early 1993. I imagine that with the
- >current economic crisis in Russia money allocated for Mir is tight. Perhaps
- >they have been delayed due to the budget.
- > Also, I thought an Israeli cosmonaut was supposed to be launched to Mir
- >aboard Soyuz TM-16. However, Soyuz TM-16, launched a few days ago, only
- >contained two Russians. Has the Israeli flight been cancelled or delayed?
- > Nathan Bridges
- > Menlo Park, CA
-
- I friend who talks to the cosmonauts by ham radio says they say the
- French have agreed to purchase a "Mir" module for attachment to
- the complex. I don't know if this is a spare Mir core or
- the Priroda or Spektr. This conversation
- took place late last week, so we haven't been able to get any
- more info yet.
-
- ++rich
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