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Comment by JumpCrisscross

Comment by JumpCrisscross 6 hours ago

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> I'd still count the Mir space station (1985) and Buran space shuttle (1988) to both be ambitious achievements

Mir yes. Buran was an ambitious project but not achievement.

T-A 5 hours ago

I would rate this as an achievement:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buran_(spacecraft)#Orbital_fli...

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  • JumpCrisscross 5 hours ago

    Fair enough. If the Saturn V is an achievement so was Buran.

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