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The World’s Largest Plane: Why The Soviets Really Built The AN-225 Mriya (2021x1)

: 25, 2021

The Energia-Buran was the most expensive and ambitious Soviet space project in history. As the Soviet Union’s answer to the US Space Shuttle, the rival reusable launch system was designed to match any potential strategic advantage offered by the Space Shuttle. But the Soviets had a unique challenge on their hands.