Space station to rent. Cheap
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The Mir Space station is available internationally for experiments. A mission can be completed in two years and equipment taken to it can be used by resident crews. Test pilot Klaus-Dietrich Flade will spend a week on board carrying out 14 experiments. Most investigate the effects of weightlessness and space radiation on the human body. The Progress M-II supply craft can only carry 100 kg of scientific payload and Soyuz can bring back 10 kg of samples and data. France and Germany plan to use Mir regularly. The American Space Shuttle will carry 94 experiments weighing 5.5 tonnes and have 24-hour communications with the ground but missions cost about 40 times more than Mir and only last a week.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1992
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Come fly with Mir, we need the money
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Russian space station Mir, the only operational one in the world, has been circling the earth since 1986 and should remain functional until 1996-97. The European Space Agency agreed on Jul 07, 1993 to send two astronauts to Mir. A Spaniard or German will make a 30-day visit in Sep 1994 after training at Star City, Moscow. An American will fly to Mir in Mar 1995 and several Russian spacewalks will take place. Russia plans orbital assembly of Mir 2 in 1997. Models of the Mir station are being sold for $8 million. Work on the Buran shuttle stopped due to lack of funds.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1993
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How much is a test-tube in space worth?
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German research institutes, universities and industry conduct nearly 90 experiments on the Spacelab Deutschland-2 mission in the space shuttle Columbia at a cost of $370 million. Scientists on the ground can intervene with the microgravity research. Anthrorack conducts medical research on the effect of weightlessness. The research may have commercial applications which would justify the expenditure. Scientists tried to find automatic monitoring to reduce costs but it would not be suitable for all experiments.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1993
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