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Scenes from a Russian Airshow

Stealth fighters, nuclear rocket designs, and a new lunar lander all were on display at MAKS 2013

(Anatoly Zak)
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(Anatoly Zak)
This scaled prototype of a fly-back booster developed by the Khrunichev space center for the MRKS-1 program represents the country’s latest effort to develop a partially reusable space transportation system. The prototype is used for aerodynamic research.
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