Soviet military-surplus manned spacecraft to fly again

[Rick]

A company with a former NASA astronaut among its management says it has acquired several Cold War era Russian ex-military spacecraft and stations. The firm intends to refit its "Almaz" reusable capsules for commercial manned operations in orbit.

More: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/19/almaz_reborn/

[Rick]

A radical space company which counts an ex-NASA space station commander among its executives says it will offer week-long tourist trips in space from 2013 for just $35m. Apart from basic capsules the company has acquired - and may in future deploy - a fleet of 1970s Russian military-surplus armed orbital spacecraft.

More: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/11/almaz_35m_2013_space_cruise_pledge/