# The Soviets copied... (space shuttle, Concorde etc)

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**Created:** [February 16, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-soviets-copied-space-shuttle-concorde-etc/959607 "2022-02-16T16:08:26Z")\
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> [@velomont](#):
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> how different can competitors’ products actually be from each other, assuming there weren’t rip-offs?

And then there’s the old question, “If a counterfeit painting is virtually indistinguishable from the original, doesn’t that mean the painter had the same skill level?”

I mean, building a _copy_ of the space shuttle still requires the ability to _build a space shuttle_. You can’t pull that off in your garage, or something.

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