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The Soviet's Buran Space Shuttle Was a True One-Hit Wonder
But the Americans weren’t the only nation to develop a reusable orbiter. The Soviets made one too, and it was known as the Buran. The Buran did fly in space – just once, in November 1988 ...
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Buran: The Soviet space shuttle that flew just once
The Buran spacecraft was a space shuttle developed by the Soviet Union in response to NASA's space shuttle program. Buran, which means “snowstorm” in Russian, flew one time. NASA's space ...
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Antonov An-225 Mriya: How Russia Destroyed the Largest Plane Ever
Originally built to transport the Soviet Buran space orbiter, the An-225 was renowned for its immense cargo capacity and ...
X-37B: What To Know About The US Space Force's Orbit Shifting Spacecraft
Boeing has built a nice little wonder in the X-37B – the US Space Force’s reusable launch vehicle into space . The X-37B is ...