That's why I'm such a huge fan of the Energia/Buran system.

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Lee — 10/6/2007 7:12:13 PM (archived)

Without the shuttle its launch stack is worthless, but take the Buran off its stack and you still have a HLLV. Besides that, the Zenit boosters were medium lift launchers in their own right. Energia/Buran was a modular and extremely flexible launch system. Everything needed for Man to spread out into the solar system.

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Energya-Buran the Soviet Space Shuttle - Raoul - 10/6/2007 1:38:21 PM
- The Soviets were ahead of the west - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 10/6/2007 5:31:10 PM
  - Actually, it was kind of the other way around. - TB - 10/6/2007 6:44:35 PM
    - They were more utilitarian - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 10/6/2007 11:28:16 PM
      - No, you're mistaken. - Lee - 10/7/2007 2:21:41 AM
        
        If that's true - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 10/7/2007 4:18:37 AM
        
        Soyuz spacecraft - Raoul - 10/7/2007 7:29:35 PM
        
        Interesting that - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 10/8/2007 11:52:19 AM
        
        USA Shuttle Copied from MODEL KIT - carl - 10/8/2007 7:02:10 PM
    - That's why I'm such a huge fan of the Energia/Buran system. - Lee - 10/6/2007 7:12:13 PM
      - Vulkan - Adam - 10/9/2007 11:30:12 AM
        
        Shuttles or capsules? With Energia you could have both! - Lee - 10/9/2007 8:53:27 PM
    - Catching up - Raoul - 10/6/2007 7:09:48 PM
      - Shuttle was to be SPACE TRUCK - carl - 10/8/2007 7:05:30 PM
        
        Even worse - New Age Vapors - 10/9/2007 3:20:27 AM
        
        The Shuttle did allow many many humans to get the space experience (n/t) - Raoul - 10/9/2007 5:43:54 AM
        
        Good point - Adam - 10/9/2007 11:25:28 AM

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