It is interesting how any time someone questions you it's automatic name-calling from you, Cowing. I could careless if people think I'm stupid or a goofball. It will put them at a disadvantage not I.
If I'm wrong anyone here (other than you) can clear this up by just saying they saw the Russians news on your site before I posted. Then I'm perfectly willing to apologize to you here. Are you willing to apologize to Robert Clements?
Robert was right when he wrote:
MirCorp hasn't been agenting rides on Soyuz for a year (since it stopped paying its bills, actually; which made Energiya happily drop Mir from the sky). Energiya - the only group capable of booking seats on Soyuz nowadays - >has< been negotiating with sending a Russian popster up for a few months, now; if such possibilities really are relevant to anything in space futures.
http://www.HabitableZone.com/space/messages/18158.html
You didn't know better! You should apologize to him!
--Chris Vancil
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