Built to rival NASA’s shuttle, the Buran flew just once—unmanned, flawless, and then never again. This is the story behind the USSR’s ambitious clone.

This will be its first mission. The USSF-52 will send up the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, a seventh mission for the Boeing-made space plane. Onboard the unmanned space plane, also known as OTV-7 ...

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