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ICBM as space carriers?

Moscow, Russia - The hypothesis to turn the ballistic missiles into space rockets would be under consideration by engineers and privates

Using intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) as space cargo carriers for the transport of supplies and satellites: an idea not considered as completely new but that would be anyway catching on in Russia, thanks to the cooperation between engineers and privates. The SS-18, SS-19 and SS-N-18 (these ones are deployed on the submarines) missiles could be turn into space rockets rather than destroyed,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 104045
Rome, Italy, 09/27/2004 14:11
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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