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Like title say: The STS: Four - six Booster with one F-1A engine Core stage like OTL Orbiter like OTL but no SSME it got five J-2S The Engines are reused ten times The Rocket could launch also Unmanned large Cargo pods like Energia Rocket On reusability the Boosters could land with...

So we've discussed the Soviet N-1 moon rocket before, but usually those discussions have focused on the rocket succeeding in the 60s, allowing the Soviets to either win the moon race or at least score a close second... What I'd like to do here, is ignore the 60s, and focus on the results of the...

According to RussianSpaceWeb.com: "However, the developers of the super-powerful engine of the first stage for Zenit run into considerable trouble. Between 1981 and 1983, the problems plagued the test firings of the RD-171 engine. One of solution proposed at the time called for the use of...

So, let's assume that the USSR survives the 80s and 90s. There are reforms, there are hardships (though the economy never tanks as bad as Russia's did in OTL's 90s) and the rivalry with the US continues (though changing as circumstances evolve). What might the Soviets do with their space...