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Bah, it was invalid anyway. The USSR had prior art from the Buran.
by bencollier49 11y ago
Bah, it was invalid anyway. The USSR had prior art from the Buran.
- danielvf 11y agoYou might have the order backwards. :) The Buran was a direct reaction to the Shuttle program, and it did not fly until 13 years after this patent was granted.
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- bencollier49 11y agoAnd I get downvoted for a bad joke about Soviet technological espionage! You guys either have a much better sense of humour than me, or a much worse one. :-)