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>>7149854

The people in government who insisted it was built were fucking moronic jizz racks who couldn't tell their ass from a hole in the ground.

>>7148089

This was the original Soviet design for a space plane.

The major problem with the space shuttle was that it was so fucking expensive that they could not be mass produced, which translates to the system not being revised. When you're making a product in the tens or hundreds, you get to revise plans make improvements.

Buran was 'outdated' the day it was made; the concept, not the hardware; which was fucking excellent, tbh.

And they got the job don really quick, too bad people in charge insisted on copying the Shuttle.