Russian Space shuttle Buran..

Ziroc · 02-13-2003, 04:45 AM

Most people don't know about THIS shuttle... [img]smile.gif[/img]

I remember seeing this in the 1980's and was like 'they stole our idea'

Buran -- Russian for snowstorm -- is the name of the Russian shuttle that made one unmanned spaceflight in November 1988.

It circled Earth twice, landed automatically and since then has sat in storage at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. On May 12 the vehicle was damaged by falling debris when portions of the roof of the building the Buran was in collapsed.

Several other copies of the Russian shuttle were built as part of a test program and through the years have all become known by the name Buran.

Of those, one Buran was turned into a space-themed restaurant at Gorky Park in Moscow and another was given a fresh coat of paint before going on display for more than a year in Sydney, Australia during the time of the 2000 Summer Olympic Games.

[ 02-13-2003, 04:47 AM: Message edited by: Ziroc ]

arion windrider · 02-13-2003, 04:48 AM

z, it made one unmanned flight and sat in storage... click on the link for the rest

http://www.space.com/news/spacehisto...on_020509.html

Ziroc · 02-13-2003, 04:53 AM

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Originally posted by arion windrider:
z, it made one unmanned flight and sat in storage... click on the link for the rest http://www.space.com/news/spacehisto...on_020509.html

Huh?

arion windrider · 02-13-2003, 04:55 AM

confused z... dont be.. the shuttle made one unmanned flight flew around the world and came home and then got stuck in storage and now russia wants to auction one of em off for 6 million....

Ziroc · 02-13-2003, 04:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by arion windrider:
confused z... dont be.. the shuttle made one unmanned flight flew around the world and came home and then got stuck in storage and now russia wants to auction one of em off for 6 million....

re-read my post [img]smile.gif[/img]

arion windrider · 02-13-2003, 04:59 AM

i did boss

hehheh... me and u are on the same wave length i had too look this topic up... i remember seeing this when i was in high school...

Ziroc · 02-13-2003, 05:14 AM

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Originally posted by arion windrider:
i did boss hehheh... me and u are on the same wave length i had too look this topic up... i remember seeing this when i was in high school...

Doesn't that shuttle look like it's plastic?

wellard · 02-13-2003, 05:21 AM

Brought back some memories, Do you remember the concordski that they built, that dissapeard without a trace too.

Thoran · 02-13-2003, 08:19 AM

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Originally posted by wellard:
Brought back some memories, Do you remember the concordski that they built, that dissapeard without a trace too.

I believe the Concordski crashed during an Air Show... Paris I think. That was the end of the concordski program.

02-13-2003, 04:45 AM	#1
Ziroc Ironworks Webmaster *Bow to the Meow* Join Date: January 4, 2001 Location: Lakeland, Florida Age: 51 Posts: 11,720	Most people don't know about THIS shuttle... [img]smile.gif[/img] I remember seeing this in the 1980's and was like 'they stole our idea' Buran -- Russian for snowstorm -- is the name of the Russian shuttle that made one unmanned spaceflight in November 1988. It circled Earth twice, landed automatically and since then has sat in storage at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. On May 12 the vehicle was damaged by falling debris when portions of the roof of the building the Buran was in collapsed. Several other copies of the Russian shuttle were built as part of a test program and through the years have all become known by the name Buran. Of those, one Buran was turned into a space-themed restaurant at Gorky Park in Moscow and another was given a fresh coat of paint before going on display for more than a year in Sydney, Australia during the time of the 2000 Summer Olympic Games. [ 02-13-2003, 04:47 AM: Message edited by: Ziroc ] __________________ Ziroc™ Ironworks Gaming Webmaster www.ironworksgaming.com The Great Escape Studios - 2D/3D Modeling www.tgeweb.com & Ziroc's Facebook Page Visit My Flickr Photo Album

02-13-2003, 04:48 AM	#2
arion windrider Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: May 26, 2001 Location: Vancouver,Wa. Age: 55 Posts: 800	z, it made one unmanned flight and sat in storage... click on the link for the rest http://www.space.com/news/spacehisto...on_020509.html __________________ \"if it aint broke dont fix it\" <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[dogrun]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/dogrun.gif\" /> <br /><b>proud member of the penguin army</b> <img border=\"0\" title=\"\" alt=\"[Smile]\" src=\"smile.gif\" />

02-13-2003, 04:55 AM	#4
arion windrider Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: May 26, 2001 Location: Vancouver,Wa. Age: 55 Posts: 800	confused z... dont be.. the shuttle made one unmanned flight flew around the world and came home and then got stuck in storage and now russia wants to auction one of em off for 6 million.... __________________ \"if it aint broke dont fix it\" <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[dogrun]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/dogrun.gif\" /> <br /><b>proud member of the penguin army</b> <img border=\"0\" title=\"\" alt=\"[Smile]\" src=\"smile.gif\" />

02-13-2003, 04:59 AM	#6
arion windrider Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: May 26, 2001 Location: Vancouver,Wa. Age: 55 Posts: 800	i did boss hehheh... me and u are on the same wave length i had too look this topic up... i remember seeing this when i was in high school... __________________ \"if it aint broke dont fix it\" <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[dogrun]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/dogrun.gif\" /> <br /><b>proud member of the penguin army</b> <img border=\"0\" title=\"\" alt=\"[Smile]\" src=\"smile.gif\" />

02-13-2003, 05:21 AM	#8
wellard Dracolisk Join Date: November 1, 2002 Location: Australia ..... G\'day! Posts: 6,123	Brought back some memories, Do you remember the concordski that they built, that dissapeard without a trace too. __________________ fossils - natures way of laughing at creationists for over 3 billion years

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