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> Buran was using LOX, storing it for up to two weeks with a cryocooler and a complicated cooling system

They had insulation and active stirring system, that was enough for 15-20 days. To fly up to 30 days they needed a microcryocooler.

http://buran.ru/htm/odu.htm

> Crew Dragon can be rated for hundreds of days

Isn't Soyuz rated for 200+ days?

> Dreamchaser with its propane/N2O thruster is a better counterexample.

Agree, a good example.



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