ScienceSo what's happening with Russia's new, long-delayed crewed spacecraft?

Russia and the European Space Agency discussed a next-generation crewed spacecraft two decades ago, but Europe eventually abandoned its own crewed-spacecraft project and Roscosmos continued alone. The program has gone by several names, including PPTS, PTK NP, Federatsiya and Oryol. After nearly 20 years and many renderings, the article asks whether any real hardware is being developed.

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