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It wasn't reverse engineered , it's actually completely different design. Ever heard about the laws of aerodynamics?I distinctly recall watching this and just shaking my head thinking about all the trillions of rubles that went into the reverse engineering of the US Shuttle
I can only second thatHah... I remember seeing a show about that Buran. The host was walking around the periphery of the building on scaffolding and was very concerned about his life because the structural integrity of the building was in question. Rain and other elements had obviously been leaking into the building and the stairways were wobbling as they were walking. They were lamenting that the POS Buran was likely going to be destroyed if money was not found by the Russian gov't to properly fund its storage.
Shame on the Russian gov't. Shame.
It wasn't reverse engineered , it's actually completely different design. Ever heard about the laws of aerodynamics?