From: Robert J. Bradbury (bradbury@aeiveos.com)
Date: Sun Apr 27 2003 - 11:58:58 MDT
On Sat, 26 Apr 2003 Spudboy100@aol.com wrote:
> Yah. Turning the shuttle into Buran is feasible.
No it isn't. There are significant differences
between the Shuttle and the Buran. The largest
of which in my mind is the fact that the Main Engines
for the Buran are *not* on the orbiter. That is one
reason it has increased cargo return capacity.
See:
http://www.buran.ru/htm/molniya5.htm
Robert
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