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So how did the Buran complete its uncrewed flight? Or would that be post-Challenger (which is what I assume you meant by post-Columbia)?
by riehwvfbk 2y ago
So how did the Buran complete its uncrewed flight? Or would that be post-Challenger (which is what I assume you meant by post-Columbia)?
- mrpippy 2y agoNo, the Shuttle post-Columbia. The use case was that in case an orbiter sustained irreparable tile damage on launch, the crew would hole up in the ISS for weeks until a rescue Shuttle could be launched. But it was still worth seeing if the damaged orbiter could re-enter and land, so they developed the cable (stored at the ISS) and software to allow an unmanned orbiter to allow that. Obviously was never used.