The Russian Myasishchev design bureau is set to be incorporated into Russia's United Aircraft (UA). Myasishchev, previously responsible for exploring the feasibility of Aerospace System (AKS) M-91/ VM-T Atlant (pictured) for an undisclosed Russian group, will now solely concentrate on aircraft design work.
You may remember Myasishchev as the bureau who were involved with Space Adventures sub orbital space plane concept in february 2006. Space Adventures had agreed to work alongside a US investment company called Prodea who intended to back the develop a sub-orbital space plane concept called the 'Explorer'; unfortunately, however, Prodea could not deliver on a firm timetable for development work to begin, which ultimately left the Explorer concept floundering for want of firm backing. The project's existence was further cast into doubt when in february 2007, Russian Federal Space Agency head, Anatoly Perminov, informed a reporter for Flight Global that his agency had not been dealing with any follow-up work on the Explorer.
The Explorer is clearly dead but still remains a 'what-if' of the early New Space Age.
Source: Flight Global
Picture Credit:Myasishchev
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