From: nobody@nowhere.com   
      
   I recently read of the plan to sell commerical seats to the moon via a   
   Soyuz flyby. Of course, the Soyuz was originally designed to go to the   
   moon during the 1960's space race, but what I am wondering about is the   
   capability of the Soyuz to withstand the much greater re-entry heating   
   generated by a much faster return to earth from the moon. Are they   
   altering its normal heat shield? Or is the regular heat shield suitable   
   for both applications?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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