First Photos of Soviet Shuttle
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MOSCOW — The Soviet Union released the first photos of its secret space shuttle Thursday in a move that appeared timed to steal some of the thunder from the launch of Discovery.
Photos of the Soviet craft, which looks like the American shuttle, moved on the wires of the official Tass news agency at about the time the Discovery was scheduled to blast off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The Soviet shuttle previously has not been shown to the Soviet or foreign public.
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