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This was a fascinating read. It’s funny to think that 50 years ago western engineers would’ve been very interested in reverse engineering this unit, whereas nowadays it’s purely for historical interest.
It’s also interesting that its limitations were being felt fairly quickly and the cosmonauts were pushing for a replacement but that didn’t come until 2002. I suspect that’s a reflection of the financial situation of the Soviet space program in the 1970s and especially the 1980s, and then the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Probably something like that, but you have to keep in mind it was a weird economy, so the concept of a budget doesn't neatly translate.