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15736959 No.15736959 [Reply] [Original]

would buran have been more effective and cheaper than the space shuttle due to all the benefits and improved reusability it had over the shuttle, or would it have been just more expensive due to the added complexity?

>> No.15737140

>>15736959
Completely different economic systems so there isn't a good direct comparison. They were generally comparable systems, excepting things like being able to use Energia/Zenit separate from the orbiter as a general heavy lifter.

>> No.15738667

The space shuttle is a retarded concept

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>>15736959
>Buran
>improved reusability it had over the shuttle
>no boosters landing
>no main engines reusability

>> No.15740512

Probably not.

>> No.15740518

>>>/sci/sfg/

>> No.15740530

>>15736959
The Energia booster had a catchy ska theme song. All the U.S. has were solid rocket fireworks.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BVWfqOSdzs4

>> No.15740543

>>15738667
indeed, that's why the Soviets only tested it once, despite fully making two of them.

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>>15738678
The boosters did land retard. This capability simply wasn't used on the first two flights since the compartment storing the landings legs (the dark grey ones) were use for various other instruments for the test flights.

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>>15736959
>improved reusability
number of reuses: 0