Europe and Russia to Build Kliper
Europe to Join Russia in Building Next Space Shuttle, IEEE Spectrum
“It’s all but official- Russia and Europe will soon embark on a cooperative effort to build a next-generation manned space shuttle. Speaking at the Paris Air Show, in Le Bourget, France, in June, Russian space officials confirmed earlier reports from Moscow that their partners at the European Space Agency would join the Russian effort to build a new reusable orbiter, dubbed Kliper.”