Private Space Company Obtains Old Russian Space Station Modules

An Almaz space station module being transported on the Isle of Man. (Credit: Excalibur Almaz)

The private spaceflight company Excalibur Almaz has obtained two partially completed Almaz space station modules from Russia and brought them to the company?s home base on the Isle of Man. The modules and Excalibur Almaz? reusable return vehicles were developed by a Russian company in the 1970?s but were never flown. Excalibur Almaz hopes to offer week-long orbital space flights beginning as early as 2013, using the once top-secret Russian capsules and modules.
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