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Originally posted by iroc409
interesting. i wasn't aware that it was an attack craft. that's actually kinda cool. james-bondish.
ah well, where is it now? it's in a warehouse in uzbakistan or something... i can't remember exactly. one of the regions that broke out, with most of the other russian space program equipment, where it sits hopelessly dormant.
last i heard anyways. any plans for russia to try and recover its space equipment?
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I'll repeat :
It was launched once for the experiment - the results were incredible !
It should proove that our shuttles will be able to work without people - for the YEARS on the orbit
As for the automate work of it - one of it's targets were destroying enemy (read US) satellites on the orbit (including military satellites)
It had many other targets (/reasons) - non-military mostly
But (as I said above) the corruption in government stopped that program.
A pity
As for the space equipment - we will ! Don't doubt
Btw - Russia is a leader already now in cosmic tourism sphere and launching satellites for different countries
(By the way - DID YOU KNOW, that you (america) are buying russian rocket engines, because they are much better and cheaper than american engines ? Did you know that ? If not - read a little about that, you'll find much interesting things)