Decommissioned Cold War missiles were repurposed for peaceful spaceflight
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SUPPORTED
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confidence 79/100
Historical and technical evidence demonstrates that decommissioned Cold War ballistic missiles were frequently repurposed to serve as launch vehicles for peaceful space exploration.
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Promising technical solutions for the space complex of the Earth’s radar sensing based on small spacecraft and light-class launch vehicles
2019 · cited by 4
This paper substantiates the use of converted solid-propellant ballistic missiles as launch vehicles for space applications.
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AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENTS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNIQUE. PART 51: ROCKET-SPACE TECHNOLOGY DESIGNER SERGEY KOROLEV AND HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN MISSILE DESIGN
2019 · cited by 1
This historical analysis details how the Soviet R-7 intercontinental ballistic missile was adapted as a launch vehicle to place the first satellites and human into space.