Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mcsun!hp4nl!dutrun!dutlru1!dutlru2!wi From: wi@dutlru2.tudelft.nl (Edwin Wisse) Newsgroups: sci.space Subject: Re: Another Russian first Message-ID: <1990Dec14.144823.3781@dutlru1.tudelft.nl> Date: 14 Dec 90 14:48:23 GMT References: <18809@ultima.socs.uts.edu.au> Sender: news@dutlru1.tudelft.nl (Netnews file owner) Organization: Delft Univ. of Technology, Fac. of Aerospace Engineering Lines: 18 >>In article techno@lime.in-berlin.de (Frank G. >>Dahncke) writes: >>> Now the USSR even has had the first paying passenger in a spacecraft. >>> Actually, I would have expected this feat to be performed by the US. > In dcorbett@phobos.socs.uts.edu.au (Dan Corbett) writes: >Does SpaceLab count here? I believe SpaceLab 1 was sponsored by the ESA and >had a German scientist along. No it doesn't count. Spacelab was not sponsored by ESA, it was developed and built by ESA. It was a cooperation with NASA, the deal was that ESA made Spacelab and got a launch with for it, after the flight Spacelab was NASA's. Pretty good deal for NASA... -- ___ __ | | Edwin Wisse TU Delft wi@dutlru2.tudelft.nl ___ | | | F. of Aeospace En. vlrustc@hdetud1.tudelft.nl