Quote from: Olaf on 06/12/2008 03:53 pmBut in Novosti Kosmonavtiki Mr. Perminov is quoted, that he doesn´t know anything about it.If I remember correctly, that kind of poor communication has happened a number of times with these kinds of deals. The best example was MirCorp, ca 2000 or so, which repeatedly made announcements of plans only to have the Russians claim to know nothing about them. It became almost farcical.
But in Novosti Kosmonavtiki Mr. Perminov is quoted, that he doesn´t know anything about it.
I was under the impression that the Soyuz has circumlunar capability for a single person without any drastic changes. Is that assumption incorrect?
If I remember correctly, that kind of poor communication has happened a number of times with these kinds of deals. The best example was MirCorp, ca 2000 or so, which repeatedly made announcements of plans only to have the Russians claim to know nothing about them. It became almost farcical.
Is the production limited by capacity, or requirement?
The production is limited by real cash.
Quote from: Danderman on 06/19/2008 10:39 pmThe production is limited by real cash.This is probably true, but doesn't mean it can be ramped up in a short time even given a bunch of cash. AFAIK 6 crew ISS will already be using Soyuz/Progress well above any historical rate, even at the height of the Soviet program. Expanding facilities and training staff takes time, even if you have plenty of cash.I'd agree there's some games being played, but it's far from clear to me exactly what game it is.
Quote from: GW_Simulations on 06/12/2008 07:18 pmIs the production limited by capacity, or requirement?The production is limited by real cash.
Google Co-Founder Books a Flight on Russian Soyuz Space Shothttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/11/technology/11soyuz.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
Quote from: collectSPACE on 06/11/2008 11:25 amGoogle Co-Founder Books a Flight on Russian Soyuz Space Shothttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/11/technology/11soyuz.html?_r=1&hp&oref=sloginThis was back in 2008, whatever happened to this?