HASA update - 2 days before ME-3 launch

[IronRain]

Name of the new space station
HASA asks you to send a nice name for the new space station. HASA managers were thinking of Domum, which is Latin for 'Home', but there still thinking about it. So, if you've got a nice name, send it to us!

2 days before liftoff of ME-3
ME-3 is now 2 days away from its launch to the MSSEU. ME-3 will deliver new truss segments to the station. After this mission, there are only 2 missions left in the MSSEU program for HASA. ME-3 is scheduled to launch next Saturday for a 2 weeks mission.



Buran will most likely not fly again
The Buran spacecraft that was going to be used to the new space station, will most likely not fly again. This because the Buran is way too expensive to fly. The test flight of Buran was almost as expensive as the ME-2 mission that flew a couple of weeks earlier.

New space station core ready for launch
The core of the new space station is ready for launch. The core will be launched atop of a Proton launcher. HASA hopes to launch the core after the final mission of the MSSEU. The first expedition to space station will be done in a Soyuz spacecraft. The Soyuz spacecraft is being assembled and readied for flight.

DSEP looking for a sample return mission
DSEP is looking for a sample return mission to the moons of Mars. They are curious about these moons because we know a little of it and we want to know more about them.

 

[Mojave]

Horizon? Sounds like a pretty descent name. Picture talking about a space station named Horizon, it is rather catchy, no?

 

[PhantomCruiser]

Too bad about Buran, are you still looking for a winged spaceplane? The Italian team have what looks to be a doozy coming soon.

Phantom Mfg is looking forward to the spaceplane Loru has been working on, it's a pretty bird, but not very big. We will continue to use conventional rockets to put cargo/station modules into place, with a winged craft to be added later.
We are seriously looking at the DGEX, very nice to fly.

Good luck in your sample return missions!

 

[IronRain]

Horizon? Sounds like a pretty descent name. Picture talking about a space station named Horizon, it is rather catchy, no?

Sounds like a pretty nice name. Will think about it

 

[IronRain]

Too bad about Buran, are you still looking for a winged spaceplane? The Italian team have what looks to be a doozy coming soon.

Phantom Mfg is looking forward to the spaceplane Loru has been working on, it's a pretty bird, but not very big. We will continue to use conventional rockets to put cargo/station modules into place, with a winged craft to be added later.
We are seriously looking at the DGEX, very nice to fly.

Good luck in your sample return missions!

well, if the Italian space plane is nice, maybe I will add it in the flight schedule to the station. We'll see