[FPSPACE] Article that Buran could possibly be revived--to aid the US

[Sergey V. Andreev]

It's good that we launched only one Buran.
Why?
Space shuttle was the second large military step into space. (First was N-1 
attempts) And the first mmmm partially successfull.
So what happened?:
1) USSR started to create space weapons- interceptors and so on.
2) USA- desided to have something in responce and this something must be much 
more hi tech. So first of all it must be tested.
Spaceshuttle is such a truck to transport test equipement
3) USSR saw this and desided to build something similar- the same truck. Just
for the case if cruel imperialist would build something usefull. :)
However we already had 11K69 vehicle with antisats.
4)Military component of Spaceshuttle failed so there was no any further 
necessity for Buran also.
All cries about economic efficiency of Shuttle appeared to be lie. It is more 
expensive than conventional launchers.
That's all.
Neverhteless as a technological chievement spaceshuttle is important.



Sergey V. Andreev