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According to a book cited on the Wikipedia page on the Buran program, the Soviets looked at the shuttle's payload capacity and concluded it could be used to dep
by dharmab 5y ago
According to a book cited on the Wikipedia page on the Buran program, the Soviets looked at the shuttle's payload capacity and concluded it could be used to deploy military weapons into orbit.
- jandrese 5y agoAny orbital rocket can deploy weapons into orbit. The Shuttle was unique in that it could theoretically capture a satellite and return to Earth with it.