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From: sheppard@caen.engin.umich.edu (Ken  Sheppardson)
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Subject: Re: Soviets sell Mir flight to Americans
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Date: 13 Dec 90 23:27:11 GMT
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cosc12i2@jetson.uh.edu writes:
>The electronic publication SPACE FAX DAILY reported Friday, Dec. 7, that:
>
>"a flight to MIR had been sold to an american buyer through
> SPACE COMMERCE CORPORATION.  More details available on Monday."
>
>First Japanese, then British, and now American!  I guess the soviets
>ARE cornering the commercial spaceflight market.  Next aboard for
>CLUB MIR???
>
>Has anyone else heard this one yet?  Any ideas?  Maybe SPACE FAX
>will tell who it is and what's going on Monday, or at least soon.
>

   According to Space News, an undisclosed American firm has payed an
   undisclosed amount (greater than $12 million) for a ride in the next
   six months or so. I don't recall the exact numbers, but I'll check them 
   when I get back to the office on Friday and post a correction if necessary.


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