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		JumpCrisscross 39 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: China Moon Mission: Aiming for 2030 lunar landing > I'd still count the Mir space station (1985) and Buran space shuttle (1988) to both be ambitious achievements Mir yes. Buran was an ambitious project but not achievement.

T-A 39 days ago [–]

I would rate this as an achievement:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buran_(spacecraft)#Orbital_fli...

JumpCrisscross 39 days ago | [–]

Fair enough. If the Saturn V is an achievement so was Buran.

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