Re: Khrunichev's history photo archive



Dr.Colon.Oscopy@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

Great stuff here. Thanks. Why is there so little information (pics.
etc) on Polyus? The best stuff I've seen really is from Mark Wade but
no other official source..................Doc

Here:
http://www.buran.ru/htm/cargo.htm
http://www.buran-energia.com/polious/polious-desc.php
http://k26.com/buran/Info/Polyus/polyus-energia.html
Love the Red Air Force stars on the sides of the tail pods in the first one.
Apparently it's supposed to be a self-defending nuclear warhead carrier that can attack the U.S. on short notice from above, while using its onboard defense systems to defeat incoming ASATs and lasers.
In short, it's the realization of those orbiting warhead carriers shown in the movie "2001" before they show the space station, and the real-world realization of "Peter The Great" out of "Meteor".

Pat
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