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The Soviet's Buran Space Shuttle Was a True One-Hit Wonder
and it never served in space. For propulsion on final approach, the Buran was designed to incorporate two Saturn AL-31 jet engines situated on either side of the shuttle’s tailfin. However ...
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Head of Soviet space shuttle program dies aged 89
a Soviet and Russian space engineer who headed the project to build the Buran space shuttle orbiter, has died at the age of 89, the Roscosmos state corporation said late on Thursday. "On October ...