ESA Tries Again To Gain Approval for Role in Clipper

摘要

European Space Agency (ESA) governments will be asked June 21 to endorse an initial role in Russia's planned Clipper astronaut-carrying vehicle. It is a renewed effort by the agency to ignite enthusiasm for a European role in future manned spaceflight after a similar proposal was rejected by ESA governments in December. Judging from a debate here June 13 among European members of parliament, Britain will reject the program and France will embrace it.