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Although I agree the space program lost steam, I'd still count the Mir space station (1985) and Buran space shuttle (1988) to both be ambitious achievements.
by mitthrowaway2 8mo ago
Although I agree the space program lost steam, I'd still count the Mir space station (1985) and Buran space shuttle (1988) to both be ambitious achievements.
- JumpCrisscross 8mo ago> I'd still count the Mir space station (1985) and Buran space shuttle (1988) to both be ambitious achievements Mir yes. Buran was an ambitious project but not achievement.
- T-A 8mo agoI would rate this as an achievement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buran_(spacecraft)#Orbital_flight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buran_(spacecraft)#Orbital_fli...
- JumpCrisscross 8mo agoFair enough. If the Saturn V is an achievement so was Buran.