"Alain Fournier" (1943–2000) was a computer graphics researcher.

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Experience has shown that it is very important within an international programme to have a robust approach in terms to access to space.

On the Russian side, of course, they have in mind space tourism and propose a certain level of comfort; but the main objective is science.

For future exploration, when we have the objective of going to the Moon, it is important to have several possibilities to go there, and within this framework of cooperation to have our own access to orbit around the Moon.

It's meant to service the space station and to go between Earth and an orbit around the Moon with six crew members.