Soviets hail 1st launch, landing of their shuttle

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: November 16, 1988 | Copyright information

MOSCOW (UPI) The thundering launching and remote-controlled landing of the first Soviet space shuttle was hailed by Moscow Tuesday as a major success that "turns a new page in the Soviet space program."

"The present test can be compared to a cosmic symphony performed faultlessly without a single false note," the Tass news agency said.

Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev hailed the maiden flight as a "great achievement in science and technology. . . . This little bird has la...

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