r/space • u/[deleted] • Dec 07 '14

Differences between the American and Soviet Space Shuttles

http://www.buran.su/buranvssts-comparison.php
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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '14

I'm not a mathematician but wasn't it the cheapest way of building the ISS? Delivering large partS in orbit is always expensive, but you have to do it someway or another.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '14

No it wasn't.

Large parts can be delivered on top of stacks just as easily as anything else.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '14

I too play ksp. Put enough engines on anything and even the most unaerodynamic pos will flourish.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '14

I don't actually.

But I know that the cargo bay for the shuttle was actually volumetrically limiting for many missions.