Energia - Buran Space Transportation System

[Byeman]

Oh, that's actually pretty cool!

Not really, open loop means it doesn't react to the real world. It just follows the plan.

 

[galopujacy_jez]

Not really, open loop means it doesn't react to the real world. It just follows the plan.

alright alright you thief of joy and destroyer of smiles. reentering and landing on a single open loop of guidance is a cool factoid. not everything needs to be at the bleeding edge to be cool, sometimes being lucky with primitive tech is cool too

 

[Byeman]

alright alright you thief of joy and destroyer of smiles. reentering and landing on a single open loop of guidance is a cool factoid. not everything needs to be at the bleeding edge to be cool, sometimes being lucky with primitive tech is cool too

That was in in response to this.

It wasn’t just a Shuttle clone; the level of automation and systems integration seem like they set the stage for some major advancements in Soviet/Russian spaceflight