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In response, the USSR created its own program for reusable spacecraft, named “Energiya-Buran.” By then, the Union already had the “Spiral” program for reusable ships. Still, it significantly lagged behind the American program, and it was quicker to simply copy some of the Ame...

As the space race reached its climax in 1969, the Soviet Union, unwilling to concede defeat, embarked on a covert campaign to steal America’s space shuttle design. Utilizing hundreds of spies and clandestine tactics, the USSR obtained classified and public intelligence related to the American ...