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In 1988 the USSR Had a 36-Metre Shuttle that Returned Alone From the Orbit: 14 Years Later, the Roof of Its Hangar Collapsed on It and 8 Workers

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Imagine a 36-metre-long machine capable of leaving the atmosphere, closing two orbits around the Earth, and then returning gently to a runway, all without the slightest human presence at the controls. It is not science fiction, but a technical reality accomplished by the Soviet Union in [...] More
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Imagine a 36-metre-long machine capable of leaving the atmosphere, closing two orbits around the Earth, and then returning gently to a runway, all without the slightest human presence at the controls. It is not science fiction, but a technical reality accomplished by the Soviet Union in [...] More

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SciencePost broke the news on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
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