[FPSPACE] Lunnik and Shuttleski

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Dima:

> 'Shuttleski' could probably mean the Slavic surname of the person
> someway related to the Shuttle, but again, I never heard about anything like
> this in Russian. 

"Shuttleski" is just vaguely Russian-sounding, attention-grabbing U.S. 
newspaper headline text, nothing serious. 

It always made me think of being towed behind Buran during reentry, gripping 
a handle at the end of a rope while standing on skis with thermal tiles. Sort 
of like the last scene in the cult flick DARK STAR, but hopefully with a 
happier ending. 

(Shuttle skiing - hey, that's an experience our space tourism friends can try 
to market!)

David


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