Russia Could Resume Space Tourism On Soyuz Spacecraft In 2019 - Energia Corporation

Russia Could Resume Space Tourism on Soyuz Spacecraft in 2019 - Energia Corporation

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 14th November, 2018) � Russia's Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, the manufacturer of the Soyuz manned spacecraft, said Wednesday it was considering the resumption of space tourism in 2019-2020.

"Commercial flights have been suspended.

However, the possibility of their resumption in 2019-2020 is being considered," the company said in a quarterly report posted on its website.

Energia stressed that this practice had been suspended because of the need to transport foreign astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) following the closure of the US space shuttle flight program.

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