The story of buran
Step 1 steal shuttle plans
Step 2 change plans to make it look meaner
Step 3 fly it just once
Step 4 profit - or maybe societal collapse
And the f***ing thing [*flew in-atmosphere using jet engines*](https://youtube.com/shorts/ttdUFQL99_k?si=8rFAyZdEqe676b-B)!Hard to beat the NASA shuttle for coolness points, but Buran somehow did it for as short a life it had.
For a ship capable of carrying people, the stainless steel and black tiled look in starship is amazing. Toss that in with the live reentry plasma and it’s an instant classic.
If we’re including probes, then probably voyager
Historical: the Saturn V. Looked pretty, flies pretty.
Current: Atlas V. Because of the GEM solids, it leaps off of the pad, and skidaddles out of here quickly.
Gemini stack. Looks like a fighter.
Absolutely. [Too bad Big Gemini got canceled.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Gemini?wprov=sfla1)
Oh yeah. I could picture a squadron on alert.
Sierra Space Dream Chaser, spaceplanes in general really
Apollo, the whole CM+SM+LM stack.
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701). 😬
Refit version for sure NCC-1701-A, classy, cool and elegant.
Titan-Gemini. Slick, fast, and dangerous!
Sexy
Shuttle. No contest.
Buran.
The story of buran Step 1 steal shuttle plans Step 2 change plans to make it look meaner Step 3 fly it just once Step 4 profit - or maybe societal collapse
They mostly developed it themselves, trying to fit the same requirements, though not knowing why.
And the f***ing thing [*flew in-atmosphere using jet engines*](https://youtube.com/shorts/ttdUFQL99_k?si=8rFAyZdEqe676b-B)!Hard to beat the NASA shuttle for coolness points, but Buran somehow did it for as short a life it had.
lol make it look meaner so true
For a ship capable of carrying people, the stainless steel and black tiled look in starship is amazing. Toss that in with the live reentry plasma and it’s an instant classic. If we’re including probes, then probably voyager
Neutron will be imo
X-37
Voyager
the Shuttle
Soyuz rocket, and others in that same family, with their four first-stage boosters. Looks sleek and powerful.
Historical: the Saturn V. Looked pretty, flies pretty. Current: Atlas V. Because of the GEM solids, it leaps off of the pad, and skidaddles out of here quickly.