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From: dep@cat.cmu.edu (David Pugh)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Unmanned shuttle capability?
Message-ID: <3615@pt.cs.cmu.edu>
Date: 18 Nov 88 20:32:27 GMT
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In article <1953@eos.UUCP> brody@eos.UUCP (Adam Brody) writes:
>The fact that the Soviet shuttle landed automatically lends further 
>support to the fact that it is possible. They also rendezvous and dock 
>automatically while we again plan manual control for more or less the 
>same reasons.

After listening to the news reports (which are always accurate when it
comes to reporting science/aviation issues :-)), I was under the
impression that Buran didn't "auto-land," but instead it was radio-
controlled to a landing, at least for the final approach and flare.
Does anyone know for sure?
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