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On engine difference, which is critical but has not been pointed out: - Buran had no launching engines, whole Energia rocket has been lost (apart of boosters?
by a235 10y ago
On engine difference, which is critical but has not been pointed out:
- Buran had no launching engines, whole Energia rocket has been lost (apart of boosters?)
- Shuttle did, thus the most expensive part has been returned back
This resulted in a fact that STS launches were expected to be much cheaper [citation needed]
- skykooler 10y agoAlthough, the plan for the Energia launch vehicle was to return and land (the boosters vertically, like SpaceX is doing, while they planned to put wings on the main rocket) - however the program was canceled before they got to that phase of the project.