In the late spring of 1982 shortly after the American shuttle had started flying missions, word reached the west that the Soviet Union had launched their own space shuttle. As was customary at the time, the Soviets gave little to no information on what the spacecraft was, and that left the western press to make their best guess.
The widely respected Aviation and Space Technology magazine released this rendering, which made its way to various periodicals.
Obviously, Buran was very different.
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