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Re: Non-"Leading Brand"s here?
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Mon, 2 Nov 1998 22:13:59 GMT
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It's uhh frozen, literally. They keep it in Siberia I think. Personally I
think the Russian who decided that had a wee bit too much vodka(1). They did
have it up for sale once and it is technically superior to our own shuttle.

Jesse Long wrote in message ...


If you mean the Russians, they use their heavy launch rocket with a • capsule,
or they bum a ride on the US Space Shuttle.  They don't use theirs anymore.

Jesse


(1) Sorry for the stereotype

Matt Marshall
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  Re: Non-"Leading Brand"s here?
 
But the first launch of the shuttle Buran (Blizzard) launched during a blizzard! Jeff p.s. - What Capsule do they use? Soyuz? Or a new one I haven't heard of? (...) (26 years ago, 3-Nov-98, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Non-"Leading Brand"s here?
 
(...) I think that's because theirs was built after America's. US shuttle design was firmed up using mid-70's technology, as well as some stuff left over from the 60's. I'm not saying theirs isn't good, but it takes quite a bit of cash to finance (...) (26 years ago, 4-Nov-98, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Non-"Leading Brand"s here?
 
Jeff Stembel wrote in message <363CECBB.671140E8@aol.com>... (...) If you mean the Russians, they use their heavy launch rocket with a capsule, or they bum a ride on the US Space Shuttle. They don't use theirs anymore. Jesse ___...___ Jesse The (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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