I sometimes wonder where we would be now, as a species, had the Soviet Union not collapsed and continued its space race with the United States. Would we have already colonized other planets by now, or ...

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Built to rival NASA’s shuttle, the Buran flew just once—unmanned, flawless, and then never again. This is the story behind the USSR’s ambitious clone. Donald Trump says Republican must be thrown out ...

Built in the shadows of the Cold War, Buran was the USSR’s ultimate answer to NASA’s Space Shuttle – bigger, more versatile, and able to fly without a crew. In one dramatic flight, it proved the ...