Archives for 03-2011
Going into space with the VM-T Atlant
Here is a reporting broadcasted on TV Roscosmos about a project of a space plane for tourists. This project is developed by the Myasichev design bureau from the VM-T Atlant plane which will be used as a launch plane for a smaller shuttle equipped with a rocket engine.
This shuttle will have three seats of which one for the pilot and will fly up to 100 km height. The project has been studied for some years now, and a full scale (not working) mock-up of the shuttle was made to be used as a demonstrator.
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2011-03-25 under
VM-T Atlant.
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The Mriya to help Japan
The Mriya landed today morning at the Marcel Dassault airport (France) to bring freight and men to Japan.
It will carry 140 tons of various materials (especially made to work in contaminated environment) such as robots and construction vehicles. The French specialists are made of volunteers and will help their Japaneses counterparts to work on the nuclear power plants.
Update:
Update (28/03/11), lift off of the Mriya from the Marcel Dassault airport.
Source: Nouvelle république.
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2011-03-21 under
Mriya.
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