[FPSPACE] Russian gov't authorizes funds for Mir

[David Anderman]

Let me respond to this by saying that I don't myself have high hopes that a 
new core module for Mir is in the offing. However, there is a technical 
solution to the problem that is not a fantasy, and that is a core module 
based on a different design. There is no law that says that a new Mir core 
module must be of the same design as the current core module. Perhaps Mr. 
Manber is aware of RSC Energia developments that we don't know about. Or 
perhaps the answer is in the various statements by various parties that are 
swirling around in these very interesting times.




At 12:22 PM 10/26/2000 -0400, JamesOberg@aol.com wrote:
>The idea that a new Mir-2 module could be docked to the existing Mir seems to
>me to be consistent with DDAY's cynical assessment about Mircorp's techical
>and space operations judgment, and I'm sorry to have to say that but reality
>must take precedence over wishing them well, which I do.