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Moscow (SPX) Jul 25, 2005 Russia's Zvezda has agreed to provide ejection seats for the prototype of Energia's six-crew Kliper reusable spacecraft reports Flight International. The commercial Kliper will not use ejection seats, but the test vehicle will use seats developed for the former Soviet Union's Buran space shuttle program in the 1980s. According to public literature the Buran ejection seats were to use a solid rocket motor system that could propel test pilots up to 600 meters (1,800ft) from the Buran when flying at Mach 3 or less. The Kliper program is being pursued by a consortia of interested Russian, European, Japanese partners. It aims to develop a new manned taxi that builds on the legacy of the Soyuz rather than Buran or the US space shuttle. Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express
World's Largest Rocket Contest Issues New Challenge for Participants
Arlington VA (SPX) Jul 25, 2005Student rocketeers will have a doubly difficult task next year after the Team America Rocketry Challenge revamped the rules to include both height and time aloft for the first time.
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