[FPSPACE] MirCorp's money for ISS ?

[David Anderman]

At 03:18 PM 10/17/2000 -0400, Dwayne Allen Day wrote:
>Okay.  Good.  Maybe you can explain the logic of how MirCorp, which is not
>generating any revenue for Energia (and is promising to pay for
>yesterday's Progress launch sometime next month), is going to provide this
>revenue stream?

Well, MirCorp has - to date - generated over $30 million cash that goes 
directly to Energia for Soyuz/Progress construction. Another big chunk of 
cash is scheduled for payment in November.


>I find it amusing that the head of a company that is admittedly broke is
>claiming that it will help pay for the Russian commitment to ISS.  Sure,
>just as soon as pigs fly.


Given that MirCorp has recruited some large customers - Dennis Tito and NBC 
- there is a reasonable chance that additional funds, beyond those already 
invested, will be available in 2001.

MirCorp does not claim that any of this money will be used for ISS. Mr. 
Manber's point - and this is one that NASA officials privately agree to - 
is that providing cash for the Soyuz/Progress assembly line is a good thing 
for ISS, since *no other money* is being channeled to Energia for 
Soyuz/Progress construction.

DWA