Membrane556 (June 28, 2008 at 11:54 pm)

The use of a strait wing on a sub orbital vehicle is very unusual but not unheard of. The Max Faget low cross range shuttle an orbital vehicle concept also used a strait wing but reentered at such a high angle to wing was in stall.

Membrane556 (June 28, 2008 at 11:51 pm)

Buran was canceled for one reason and just one reason the USSR broke up and Russia couldn't afford it at the time. BTW Kliper the vehicle to follow on Soyuz is a space plane in it's LEO configuration. Lastly EADS doesn't suck last I checked their space endeavors such as Ariane 5 and the ATV have been largely successful.

djquinn3 (February 4, 2008 at 2:43 pm)

um no! the buran was canceled because the soviet union had collapsed and the russian government that followed had no money to spare. also on the one flight it made, the buran actually landed in fairly strong lateral winds with only a three metre difference from it's intended target. and why do EADS "suck at space"?

FUTUREFIGHTER (December 30, 2007 at 7:22 am)

LOL--first of all when it comes to Space EADS sucks----This Fucking Plane wont even come close to be called Space plane--Second do you know why Soviet Abondoned the Buran program cuz its not worth very dengerous---on reentry

DubeyPotter (December 28, 2007 at 5:03 pm)

fasinating

DubeyPotter (September 30, 2007 at 9:02 pm)

it will replace spaceshuttles

DubeyPotter (September 30, 2007 at 9:00 pm)

it can fly Mach 3

toolslave (June 21, 2007 at 9:31 pm)

$200,000 per trip? Better start saving now 'cause it definitely looks worth it.

dead368 (June 21, 2007 at 9:17 pm)

Wow..

Turbo447 (June 18, 2007 at 7:34 pm)

Ahhhhhh very nice!