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The business end of an Energia core stage.

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1991061060_1.jpg Four RD-0120 nozzles and the Blok Ya launch table adapter as seen from Energia's flame trench.ThumbnailsThe Buran orbiter in processing after the orbital test flight.Four RD-0120 nozzles and the Blok Ya launch table adapter as seen from Energia's flame trench.ThumbnailsThe Buran orbiter in processing after the orbital test flight.

The business end of an Energia core stage.

Aviation Week and Space Technology, June 10, 1991, p.48