Energia II (Uragan) Fully Reusable Soviet Rocket Concept

Energia II, named Uragan (Russian: Ураган, Hurricane), was a rocket design proposed to be fully reusable with the capability to land on a conventional airfield. Unlike the Energia-Buran, which was planned to be semi-reusable (like the U.S. Space Shuttle), the Uragan concept was to have allowed the complete recovery of all Buran/Energia elements, like the original, totally reusable Orbiter/Booster concept of the U.S. Shuttle. The Energia II core as proposed would be capable of re-entering and gliding to a landing. Launch site image By Ninara from Helsinki, Finland - IMG_2925 Baikonur, CC BY 2.0, The Angels Weep by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license () Artist: