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From: pjs@aristotle.JPL.NASA.gov (Peter Scott)
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Subject: Re: Carbon brakes to fly for first time on STS-31 (Forwarded)
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Talking of braking, as we know, Buran has jet (?) engines, presumably
for greater crossrange landing capability, anyone know whether they
can perform reverse thrust?

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