despite its "wings" Kliper is <font color="yellow">NOT</font>a (true) spaceplane but a <font color="yellow">CAPSULE</font>.. like CEV<br /><br />it's an OLD design vehicle with some new technologies... like CEV<br /><br />its departure is vertical, like the semi-spaceplane Shuttle and... like CEV<br /><br />with its six-seats, Kliper is too big, a "space-limousine"... like CEV<br /><br />it's a "proprietary" product that ESA can only rent to use it... like CEV<br /><br />it need a big, completely new and costly rocket to fly... like CEV<br /><br />its cargo weight is VERY poor and VERY expensive... like CEV<br /><br />it is unnecessary for to-day and future ISS dimensions... like CEV<br /><br />each Kliper launch may cost 5+ times more than Soyuz/Progress/Shenzhou... like CEV<br /><br />a Kliper can be used MAX two times per year for orbital missions... like CEV<br /><br />it is too expensive for ESA, China, Russia and the rest of the world... like CEV<br /><br /><font color="yellow">then, it will remain a "mockup"............. like CEV</font><br /><br /><br />if 2016 US withdraw from ISS is true... CEV will fly only 20-22 test/orbital/lunar times in 2014-2025, so, its cost per launch will be around $1.5-2.5 billion EACH, including shared research, development, testing, factories, training, launch pads, etc... <font color="yellow">TWO TIMES</font>a Shuttle launch but with <font color="yellow">HALF</font>crew and <font color="yellow">WITHOUT</font>25 tons payload, airlock, robot-arm, space assembly/repair, etc. etc. etc.<br /><br />