ACTS no more

[Michel Van]

it official

After years of negotiations, Russian and European space officials
came to conclusion that both sides should build their own spacecraft to carry next-generation astronauts.

http://www.russianspaceweb.com/ard.html#arv

 

[Archibald]

Not a bad thing considering international tensions.
By the way, as said in the article, two manned vehicles are better than one...

Let's hope that EXPERT will be approved at the forthcoming ESA conference. Even unmanned, that would be a useful foot-on-the-door, a way of forcing the decision later...

 

[Michel Van]

I hope ESA final approved is Manned Capsule...GO!

more on ACTS here
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,3030.msg24468.html#msg24468

Europa new Manned Spacecraft
will be a Spacecapsule to top of ATV