re: #93 Charles Johnson

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Eh? When was this photo taken I wonder?
“On 12 May 2002,[3] a hangar housing Buran collapsed during a massive storm in Kazakhstan, as a result of poor maintenance. The collapse killed eight workers and destroyed the craft as well as a mock-up of an Energia carrier rocket. [14][15][16]”

en.wikipedia.org

The Soviets were baffled by our shuttle program - they knew it made no economic sense so they knew (correctly) that it had to be about military missions, especially the huge spy sats we use.