[FPSPACE] Lunar Clipper

[agzak at optonline.net]

Dave:

Thank you for mentioning it. As you know, in magazine business, there is some delay 
between reporting of the story and its actual publication, which leaves this particular piece a 
little bit behind current events. Hopefully, we will see new developments in the project soon.

Anatoly Zak
http://www.russianspaceweb.com   



----- Original Message -----
From: David Woods <drwoods1 at earthlink.net>
Date: Monday, August 27, 2007 4:20 pm
Subject: Lunar Clipper
To: fpspace at friends-partners.org
Cc: Anatoly Zak <agzak at optonline.net>

> Folks,
> 
> The September issue of Smithsonian Air & Space Magazine features a 
> nice 
> article by list member and frequent contributor Anatoly Zak 
> entitled 
> Lunar Clipper.
> http://www.airspacemag.com/issues/2007/september/lunar_clipper.php
> Anatoly has his own web site at 
> :http://www.russianspaceweb.com/zak.html 
> that contains a wealth of information on the Russian space program. 
> The 
> magazine article is a good overview of the details and possibility 
> of a 
> circum-lunar flight using a Soyuz spacecraft, following its mission 
> to 
> the International Space Station and before its scheduled return to 
> Earth.  As pointed out in the article, the Soyuz would have to be 
> upgraded with a heavier heatshield and other equipment to support 
> the 
> mission out and back, but it would not represent a major top-to-
> bottom 
> redesign.  Anatoly also included an excellent graphic that he 
> prepared 
> showing that Soyuz as it would appear during the flight above the 
> Moon.  
> I am truly impressed with the realism of the picture.  
> Congratulations 
> Anatoly.
> 
> Dave
> 
>