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		dotancohen 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SpaceX Starship 36 Anomaly The bombing of the Soviet Union was to happen via polar launch. The wings were there not for plane change, rather for cross range landing after the single orbit polar mission.

m4rtink 8 months ago [–]

Interesting - I was never sure about the exact mechanism m, just that the orbital speed & lift provided by wings were part of it. :)

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