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Unpopular take: the Soviet Shuttle was objectively better engineered than the American one. -Full autopilot (flew perfectly with no crew in 1988) -No dangerous solid boosters mounted on the side -Energia could launch 30 tons WITHOUT the orbiter -Superior hexagonal tiles that didn’t fall off NASA’s Shuttle killed 14...

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