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How the USSR built Buran, the Soviet shuttle shaped by espionage, public NASA data, and early online spying

After Apollo 11 shifted the space race, Soviet leaders feared the U.S. Shuttle could become a space bomber and rushed to build a counterpart. This story traces how public documents, covert ...
Gizmodo

Abandoned remains from the Soviet Shuttle Program

What happens when space programs are left to die? In the wake of the Soviet Union’s collapse, the Buran reusable spacecraft program was canceled, leaving the launchpads and equipment to decay. The ...

Russia’s Abandoned Rival To The Space Shuttle Is A Rusting Reminder Of The Race To Govern Space

NASA’s iconic Space Shuttle is arguably one of the best things America has made thanks to its sleek looks, its use in the ...
The National Interest

Russian Space Program

Here’s What You Need to Know: Economic problems in the Soviet Union doomed the Buran program to failure. The intense rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union pushed... Key Point: The ...
The New York Times

Russian Launch Site Mishap Shows Perilous State of Storied Space Program

The ability of Russia to launch astronauts to the International Space Station remains in limbo after an incident last week at the Baikonur base in Kazakhstan. By Kenneth Chang The launchpad Russia ...
WESH

Jimmy Carter's impact on space program remembered as legacy lives on in the stars

REPORTED THE WORDS OF JIMMY CARTER LIVE ON. FAR FROM HOME AS WELL. NASA’S VOYAGER ONE, THE MOST DISTANT HUMAN MADE OBJECT FROM EARTH, CARRIES A MESSAGE FROM HIM. HISTORY MAY SHOW OTHER PRESIDENTS WITH ...