It's not that easy to reach the abandoned spaceship, but it is possible, writes Moskovsky Komsomolets. space shuttle, try to get this or any other Russian space shuttle, restore it, and have it on display.Īs the Moscow News clarifies, the Buran is not open to the public but can be accessed by averting security. It would be interesting if one of the U.S. You can spend hours reading all the information on such a tragic program.Īs for this particular Buran, it seems the Soviets don't mind people going up to the shuttle and just photographing components and even taking samples. That Buran-Energia site is the best website out there for all things Buran. ![]() In particular, the photos posted here seem to be a match. As you can see on the photographs it seems that it has been dismantled, after few years in the Tushino factory, near Moscow, it was moved in October 2004 on a car-park. The owner of this Buran Space Shuttle site probably knows.Ĭomparing photos and reports on that site to the one from the MK.ru gallery, it would appear to be Buran OK-2.01: The completion of model 2.01 at the stop of the project was estimated to 30-50%. Nobody cares what was once a symbol of cosmic power of our country.Īnyone have an idea as to which Buran model this is? Correspondent "MK" discovered orbiting Soviet "Buran" placed like garbage on the outskirts of the capital. This photo gallery from MK.ru shows what looks to be the shell of a Russian Buran orbiter discarded as trash: Seemingly abandoned spaceship on the streets of Moscow - it is something from the realm of fantasy. ![]() Topic: Fate of Russian Buran space shuttle OK-2.01 ![]() Profile | register | preferences | faq | search Fate of Russian Buran space shuttle OK-2.01 - collectSPACE: Messagesįate of Russian Buran space shuttle OK-2.01
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