A post on AirSpace, flightglobal.com's forum, has found a media report about the ousting of high profile Rocket and Space Corporation Energia president Nilokai Sevastiyanov. Famous for pushing his mini-shuttle Kliper idea and announcements about lunar tourism, his plans for the Soyuz and Progress spacecraft company were in direct conflict with the Russian government's own plans for its space programme. We blogged about his imminent departure not so long ago.
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