Development 5.0

Please use an ad-blocker. Surf safe.

Home Self Did the Soviets Actually Build a Better Space Shuttle?

Did the Soviets Actually Build a Better Space Shuttle?

Posted on Written by

A quarter-century ago, it seemed like the space shuttle suddenly got a new sibling. On Nov. 15, 1988, the Buran reusable orbiter, the crowning achievement of the Soviet space program, made its first flight. It would prove to be the Buran’s last.